OPP warn of hungry wolves in Chapleau area
Wednesday, February 06, 2013 by: SooToday.com Staff
OPP NEWS RELEASE
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CHAPLEAU - On February 5, 2013 the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Chapleau Detachment responded to a request for assistance at a local school.
An employee was leaving the school at 8 p.m. and observed a wolf coming towards them on school property.
The employee returned inside and contacted OPP for an escort to their vehicle.
This was done without further incident.
OPP patrolled the community throughout the evening and found that the wolves are feeding on garbage left out for pick-up.
It has also been reported that there are persons feeding the wolves.
The OPP remind the public that these are wild animals and should not be encouraged into our communities.
Ensure your garbage is secure and not placed at curbside until the morning of your pick-up.
Please use caution when out during the evening and night time hours.
Do not leave small pets unattended outside.
Keep in mind these animals are in search of food and will return to areas that provided nourishment in the past.
The OPP will respond to emergency calls about wild animals if there is an immediate threat to the public.
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To read today's full OPP Beat report, click here.
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Sam C 2/6/2013 10:39:25 AM ReportPeople need to learn (or remind themselves) that wild animals typically don't need human help. Feeding wolves or bears just doesn't make sense, and if a wolf is starving and dies, that's just how nature works.
Sam C 2/6/2013 10:39:25 AM ReportPeople need to learn (or remind themselves) that wild animals typically don't need human help. Feeding wolves or bears just doesn't make sense, and if a wolf is starving and dies, that's just how nature works.
mudrunner 2/6/2013 11:29:46 AM ReportFeed the deer's an the wolves will not go hungry :P
W. Yote 2/6/2013 11:33:28 AM ReportIf the wolf population outgrows the available natural food in their range, they look for other sources (eg. your backyard, school yard, dumps etc.). Just like bears. The difference is, wolves are almost strictly predators.
Hunters and farmers used to have the tools to keep the population in check, this ability was severely reduced a few years ago by the Liberal government of Southern Ontario in an unscientific, non-factual move to appease anti-hunters.
I just hope this doesnt result in a child being attacked.
just the two of us 2/6/2013 3:51:04 PM Reportmaybe if trappers were made do their job we would not have the problems with wolves, bear, raccoons or any other species gone wild. the only reason why they don't trap those animals any more is because there isn't as much money in it today as there used to be. if you're going to be a trapper, do it right or get out of it.
CAMO1 2/6/2013 4:09:44 PM ReportTrappers are to blame, it's the governments fault, guns kill people and forks made me fat. the fact that there is a game preserve and thousands of acres of wilderness and dwindling numbers in moose populations have nothing to do with it
drypaint 2/6/2013 7:53:05 PM ReportTrappers are given quotas regulated by the government, if quotas are not met they loose the line. So don't even go there.
drypaint 2/6/2013 7:56:13 PM Reportlose
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