wolf attack

Camper Wakes With Head in Wolf's Jaws

Teen survived Minnesota's first-known wolf attack

(Newser) - A Minnesota teen says he won't be going camping again for a while after surviving the first known wolf attack on a human in state history. Noah Graham, 16, awoke before dawn to find his head gripped in the jaws of a 75-pound gray wolf. "I had to... More »

Wolves Kill Swedish Zookeeper

Woman mauled to death during morning feeding

(Newser) - A zoo worker in Sweden has been mauled to death by a pack of wolves she had looked after since they were puppies. The 30-year-old woman was attacked by eight wolves after she entered the enclosure at Kolmarden Zoo to feed them, reports the Independent . Her body was recovered by... More »

French Fight Erupts Over Marauding Wolves

Shepherds want to hunt sheep killers at will

(Newser) - Call it Yellowstone sur Seine. French shepherds are demanding the surging wolf population be culled following increasing sheep deaths by the growing packs of protected canines. Wolves are now roaming the Vosges Mountains on the Alsace-Lorraine border for the first time in 80 years. Some experts predict the wolves could... More »

Wolves Who Killed Alaska Teacher Killed

Officials track pack seen near attack

(Newser) - Two of the 4 wolves who killed a teacher in Alaska have been tracked down and shot to death by wildlife officials. Residents of Chignik Lake last week found the body of jogger Candice Berner, 32, surrounded by wolf tracks, and an autopsy confirmed she had been killed by the... More »