Even Where Laws Are in Place to Protect Them, Wolves Fully Fear the Human 'Super Predator'
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Wolves fear people - even in protected areas. Why this is so - and what this reveals about our role in nature shows a new study.
Wolves avoid being close to people, because they are the greatest threat to animals. Therefore, they retreat into the night. This is also the case with animals in protected areas. Only one thing makes this fear secondary.
Even where laws are in place to protect them, wolves fully fear the human 'super predator'
Fear of the fabled "big bad wolf" has dominated the public perception of wolves for millennia and strongly influences current debates concerning human-wildlife conflict. Humans both fear wolves and, perhaps more importantly, are concerned about wolves losing their fear of humans—because if they fear us, they avoid us and that offers protection.
Wolves fear people - even in protected areas. Why this is so - and what this reveals about our role in nature shows a new study.
Wolves fear human 'super predator' - for good reason - New Western-led study shows human-wolf conflict based on finding food
Fear of the fabled 'big bad wolf' has dominated the public perception of wolves for millennia and strongly influences current debates concerning human-wildlife conflict. Humans both fear wolve. . .
Wolves fear humans and are more than twice as likely to flee and twice as fast to leave the place after listening to their sounds compared to other noises, such as birds.Read more]]>
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