SC - re: wolf attacks

[Philip & Susan Troy]

Hullo, the list!

FWIW, a very quick web search revealed:

http://www.wolfpark.org/Articles/Wyman.html

Here's an excerpt:

> On Thursday 18. April 1996 Ms. Patricia Wyman, 24 years old, was attacked and killed by five adult North American grey wolves (Canis lupus ssp.) at the
> HALIBURTON FOREST and WILDLIFE RESERVE, Ltd. near Haliburton, Ontario. These wolves had lived in captivity all their lives, and were not socialized to
> humans. Prior to the attack the wolves had always kept their distance when caretakers and others entered the wooded 15-acre enclosure. The wolves were part of a new
> WOLF CENTER exhibit that was established as an educational facility to foster a better appreciation of the role of wolves in the wild. 
> 
> Ms. Wyman had been hired as a new caretaker of the wolves, and to run the education program. A wolf lover, she had participated in education programs at the reserve
> during the previous year and visited several times before being hired. She had a degree in wildlife biology from the University of Guelph, Ontario, and had assumed
> her new position on Monday, four days prior to April 18th. She had been in the wolf enclosure twice before, the first time with her supervisor, and once the day before
> when she had fed the wolves. Since these wolves had always kept their distance from people, no one expected any problems. On Wednesday Tricia told her fiancee
> that she felt somewhat apprehensive about the alpha male, but she did not share this concern with her supervisor or any other staff member. No one knows why she
> entered the enclosure by herself on Thursday. 
> 
> Tricia's body was found in the late afternoon by two employees who immediately called the Ontario Provincial Police. Three officers responded to the call, and two
> entered the enclosure. As they approached Tricia's body, one of the wolves growled at them . This behavior is consistent with food defense. The wolves, curious,
> approached and circled the officers, who fired some shots in their direction. This is understandable since these men had no prior experience with wolves, and knew
> that these wolves had just killed a woman. Eventually six officers entered the enclosure to remove the body. The wolves had torn off all her clothing, she had multiple
> bite wounds, and some flesh had been torn from her extremities, although on the whole her body was intact. The coroner ordered that the wolves be killed the next day,
> and tests for rabies were to be made. (I expect the results to be negative.) 

Will see if I can find a more historical reference...

Adamantius
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Phil & Susan Troy

troy at asan.com