ted" by humans as exotic pets and found that they were too much to handle. They are wonderful animals - smart, affectionate and very communicative. But they are not dogs - more independent and more clever at excaping if that is what they want to do. The myths about wolves still persist. The truth is, wolves will run rather than fight and use various communication methods through body language to avoid a fight. Their effect on livestock in the U.S. is far less then that by natural causes like weather and disease. Furthermore, there is no historic record of anyone in North America ever being killed by a wolf. You are more likely to be killed by a deer, being hit by your car, than by a wolf. One of the most interesting wolf stories about wolves is thestory of Yellowstone National Park, in the U.S., and how destroying the wolves desimated the park. Once they reintroduced them, the park flurished.
I just wanted to make a correction. The book mentioned above, "The Last Wolf of Ireland," was incorrectly said to be written by Fiona Malterre...
The name of the author is
The Last Wolf of Ireland, by Elona Malterre was a tear-jerking great read. Highly recommended to all.
Posted by: Tracie at January 6, 2008 12:26 PM
I LOVE the idea of bringn back the wolf and we can do it!!! the only thing i would worry about is farmers shooting them but the again if the were protected animals! but were can you get a wolf or how? I would love to try it,but would you not need an expert? i love wolfs and would love to have them back. Im sure if foxs are surviving nowadays considering roads ect. a wolf can? would it affect the fox? I think foxs are finding hard to cope as we are losing are wildlife and countryside to new homes and roads. you prob wouldnt be able to reintroduce them and have them wild. you would have to keep breeding them. but after being tamed could they survive wild. Please comment!!!
I HAVE A PICTURE OF A WHITE WOLF IN IRELAND IN THE WILD.
Posted by: DIANNE at May 23, 2008 12:55 PM
Can you send it to us?
Posted by: Damien at May 28, 2008 8:56 PM
I looooved ur peice! It helped me alot on a homework asignement I had to do for school! I was suppose to do an article about something interessting about Ireland and I chose to do one about the last wolf of Ireland! Thx!
i anoyed because i have to do school powerpoint in front of 500-600 people and couldent find anything but i funt theis artical very hepful!! thanks of posting it!
Posted by: kathryn stafford at March 19, 2009 5:04 PM
I know this may nothing to with the subject , but i would like to if there is actually such things as the WereWolf , thanks i really Need to know , and i do hope the Wolves Return to Ireland =)
Posted by: Adam Irish Wolf at September 1, 2009 4:26 PM
The loss of the Irish wolf is disappointing indeed but there is the other side of it we need livestock . Ireland is a small country not like other countries where wolves roam in the wild miles from humans
Posted by: damien gately at December 14, 2009 8:19 PM
read The Wolf Totem by Jiang Rong to give context to all this
Posted by: John at December 11, 2010 8:59 AM
I'm delighted to see an article on wolves in ireland, if slightly biased. Wolves are a magnificent apex predator and their complete loss from Ireland is our loss. However, there are numerous documented cases of wolves attacking people, contrary to some of the comments here.There ARE documented cases of healthy wolves killing many people(in most cases young children),mostly in Eastern Europe and Asia but also in North America: Candice Berner in Alaska in 2010 and Kenton Joel Carnegie in Saskatchewan in 2005 being two of the latest that spring to mind. To those who seem to be suggesting releasing wolves into the wild, be aware that this is illegal(not to mention irresponsible) under the Wildlife Acts, and furthermore would result in a drastic drop in the fox population as the wolf will kill any lesser predators on sight. Just some food for thought!! Oh... and there is no such thing as werewolves!!! ;)
Posted by: paul masters at December 12, 2010 2:14 PM
I liv