Look at this from Ron Sutherland, There have only been 2 documented attacks on the North American Continent throughout history!! He will make it appear that its the red wolf that attacks people the way he wrote his article! It is terrible the way some reporters begin their stories!
Deer, wolves and the NC Wildlife Resources Commission
Few people know about this, but way out on the Albemarle Peninsula in Eastern North Carolina (the last stretch of land you drive through on U.S. 64 on the way to the Outer Banks), there is a dangerous animal on the loose. This animal inflicts painful injuries on at least 25 people every year in that region, and it even kills people now and then.
And since it is not a picky eater, the beast is a major headache to farmers as well, ingesting at least a $1.5 million in crops each year. The shocking thing is that the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission intentionally brought this species back from the brink of extinction.
We’re talking about the red wolf, right? The 70-pound canid that was released back into the wild on the Albemarle Peninsula back in 1987, eight years before the gray wolves were brought back to Yellowstone?
Wrong. The most dangerous, most costly species of wildlife in Eastern North Carolina isn’t the red wolf, nor is it the black bear. What you really have to watch out for on your way to the beach is the white-tailed deer.
Just looking at the red wolf recovery area on the peninsula, deer collide with vehicles at least 500 times per year! There haven’t been any fatalities in the past six years, but 152 people have been injured, and the deer smashed up vehicles to the tune of $6.25 million in reported damages, according to the N.C. DOT. About half of all deer collisions go unreported.
via Deer, wolves and the NC Wildlife Resources Commission | Other Views | NewsObserver.com.