A History of the Wolf

Re:A History of the Wolf by frank2 on Tuesday January 21, 2020 @11:15AM (#22108221)

Wikipedia: “In France, historical records compiled by rural historian Jean-Marc Moriceau indicate that during the period 1362–1918, nearly 7,600 people were killed by wolves”.

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Re:A History of the Wolf by thrower123 on Tuesday January 21, 2020 @11:47AM (#22108578)

14 people a year. Doubtless more people were killed by falling roofing tiles while walking down the street over those centuries.

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Re:A History of the Wolf by jonplackett on Tuesday January 21, 2020 @01:47PM (#22110028)

I guess 1 a month isn’t nothing but it is not much. Especially during a period where I’m sure people died pretty easily from a lot of other causes!

Is it just me who thought wolves were dangerous for people, or did you too until you looked it up?

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Re:A History of the Wolf by brenden2 on Tuesday January 21, 2020 @02:23PM (#22110439)

To put things in perspective, death by shark attack is about 6 per year globally, since 1958.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shark_attack

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