As a general rule stray dogs and wolfs in packs will attack humans.

> Also the deadliest North American wildlife is the deer

Actually, the deadliest North American wildlife is the mosquito.

Are they particularly deadly in NA? I’m not downplaying the disease spread by mosquitoes, but I would have imagined that they’re significantly deadlier in less developed continents and that then acesss and quality of healthcare would make them less so in North America.

Depends on what you consider North America. Mexico down to Panama still have significant mosquito-borne illness and none of the access and quality of healthcare we enjoy in US/CA.

Mexico with a population of 130 Million only had 641 cases of Malaria in 2019, it’s not at great risk from mosquito-born illness. Central American countries are at a significantly higher risk, Panama for example has 4.4 million people and had 1,597 cases of malaria in 2019. Other diseases show similar trends.

Still in terms of total deaths from Mosquito born illness it’s likely lower than most assume.

Malaria was once endemic in the US, but that was a while ago, right?

Personally, I consider Mexico, Canada, and most of America as North America with the Caribbean, and Central America being separated.

I wouldn’t call Malaria etc wildlife, mosquito’s on their own are harmless.