Wednesday, February 6, 2019

#35 - Wolf Attacks World Wide

These attacks are listed from Wikipedia - they illustrate that theme where wolves - once reintroduced start by eating up the deer and elk population and then move on to dogs and to children - finally adults. 

Prashant, Jaswant
4(age), 2 ♂♂ January 24, 2019 Predatory Kashipur Village, Sambhal District, Uttar Pradesh, India Playing around  their parents who were working nearby in the fields, the two boys were suddenly attacked and dragged away by wolves. Their father and other farmers from the fields could rescue the two children. Due to their serious condition doctors referred the boys to Aligarh.  
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Anita ( † ) 7 January 22, 2019 Predatory Alipur Village,  Sambhal,  Uttar Pradesh, India After she was dragged away by wolves, at the end only her skull could be found in the fields

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2 Woodcutters ? ♂♂ January 13, 2019 Unprovoked Osipenko Village, Berdyansk District, Zaporozhye Oblast, Ukraine On two following days two wolf attacks occurred in the same area.In the second attack the wolf jumped on the back of one of the young men who were cutting trees. Together with his partner he managed to kill the beast .Because of legal issues in wood cutting and  injured only slightly the two men refused being hospitalized but informed the officials , so that the carcass of the wolf could be burnt and the head sent for rabies examination
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3 Adults ? ♀♀♂ January 12, 2019 Unprovoked Osipenko Village, Berdyansk District, Zaporozhye Oblast, Ukraine On two following days two wolf attacks occurred in the same area. In the first incident 3 inhabitants , two women and a man, were attacked and injured . One of the women was seriously bitten in the head causing intensive care.The victims were hospitalized , treated  and vaccinated. In the second incident next day a wolf was killed, which showed no rabies in the preliminary examination.
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Vikesh ( † ) 2,5 December 30, 2018 Predatory Hakimpur Village,  Sambhal,  Uttar Pradesh, India The young boy was taken away from the village by wolves.His mutilated body was found 2 days later.
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