Facing the facts.
Myth
Wolves are dangerous and
attack people
Fact
Wolves are anthrophobic,
they're afraid of people
Myth
Wolves are fearless killers
Fact
Wolves are neophobic, they're
afraid of anything different
Myth
Lone wolves are dangerous sociopathic animals
Fact
Most wolves mostly spend their lives with their families, lone wolves are looking for love.
Myth
Wolves are dumb
Fact
In one study, dogs and wolves had to work together to solve a puzzle in order to get a treat. “They had to pull a rope at the same exact time in order for the tray to slide in and give them foods. The wolves figured it out quickly. The dogs never really figured out the problem until they had a human teach them that they need to pull the rope. Even more fascinating was that when the testers made the puzzle more challenging, the wolves still succeeded. The wolf would wait until the other wolf was let into the experiment, so they could get the treat together.”
Myth
Everyone knows wolves are dangerous & scary
Fact
Most people like wolves and efforts to protect and conserve wolves have grown. Wolves are legally protected under national and international conservation frameworks in many regions, such as the US Endangered Species Act and the European Habitats Directive, both of which have contributed to wolf population recovery in certain areas. Native americans revered wolves. They wolves helped them hunt. Native american's protect wolves who are on their property. Recently Native American's sued bc the gov't of MT killed their wolves.
Myth
Wolves love to kill for food
Fact
Wolves don't
only eat meat
Myth
It's inevitable that wolves will be inihilated
Fact
There are now over 16,000 wolves in the U.S. Numbers
are promising but
there's a lot more
Myth
Wolves only care about wolves
Fact
Wolves feed other animals by sharing their food.
Myth
Wolves are very different from us
Fact
We Are Wolves
