Even where laws are in place to protect them, wolves fully fear the human ‘super predator’

Fear of the fabled “big bad wolf” has dominated the public perception of wolves for millennia and strongly influences current debates concerning human-wildlife conflict. Humans both fear wolves and, perhaps more importantly, are concerned about wolves losing their fear of humans—because if they fear us, they avoid us and that offers protection.

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