Did you know that no healthy wolf in North America has ever been known to harm a person?? It's true!
Answer:
The most recent wolf attack in North America was on February 2006. The victim was partly eaten. See Link.
The history of wolf attacks in Europe and Asia is:
- In Scotland in the 15th century wolf attacks were frequent necessitating the construction of special travelers refuges.
- In France between the years 1580-1830, 3,069 people were killed by wolves.
- In Italy between the 15th to 18th centuries, 440 people were killed by wolves
- In Imperial Russia 1890, a document was produced stating that 161 people had been killed by wolves in 1871
- Most recently a French shepherd was attacked in in 2001.
- In Uttar Pradesh, wolves killed or seriously injured 74 humans between 1996 and 1997
- In India in 1878 624 people were killed by wolves
