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News & ArtsMonday, March 15, 2010
Death A Teacher in Alaska Killed by Wolves
Posted by Charles Mudede on Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 8:18 AM
BBC:
Wolves in Alaska are suspected of killing a teacher in an isolated village while she was out jogging.The teacher was new to the huge but sparsely populated state. The teacher came from the sixth most populated state, Pennsylvania. And according to the teacher's colleagues, she "was determined to experience Alaska." Where ever we are, we humans of the post-rural world, we must never forget that nature still has its teeth.An autopsy has revealed that Candice Berner, 32, died of injuries sustained in an animal attack, officials said.
Her body was dragged off a rural road, leaving a bloody track, into the nearby bush and was surrounded by wolf tracks.
Police said wolves in the area had been aggressive recently. If confirmed, it is believed to be the first fatal wolf attack in the US in 50 years.
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bet she was tiny - around 5', weighed 100 lbs. max. the size of a deer.
wolves aren't looking to take down aksel lund svindal.
wolves aren't looking to take down aksel lund svindal.
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I'll admit I don't know exactly how such a scenario would play out, but it seems to me that few people outside of John Rambo would have any luck taking down a pack of hungry wolves with a handgun.
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They're not stupid, Hernandez. If you start blowing a few away, the others get the message pretty quickly.
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even if they're desperately hungry enough to take down a jogger? probably not, 5280. this points to over-hunting of wolves natural food sources.
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Yeah, that's what I would figure, but does the average handgun owner have enough skill to blow a few away and scare off the pack before they get taken down? I know a lot of gun owners, and most of them have only basic to moderate shooting skill. Hitting multiple fast-moving targets in an extremely short window of time would definitely be beyond their ability.
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Probably true, Hernandez. I could do it, so I just assume everyone can, but I'm a whole hell of a lot more highly-trained than most people.
Still, I'd take a fighting chance over no chance at all every day of the week.
Still, I'd take a fighting chance over no chance at all every day of the week.
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Clearly we have not destroyed enough of the wolves natural habitat. The solution is more oil drilling and more strip malls and McMansions all over Alaska!
Man vs Nautre! ONWARD TO VICTORY!!!
Man vs Nautre! ONWARD TO VICTORY!!!
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hold on #6, this isn't a political thing just yet. this is more like one of those a-person-from-a-more-settled-area-not-understanding-that-wild-animals-are-still-dangerous thing. this is one situation where gun ownership makes complete sense, although it's totally possible that a gun would not have saved her. i'm gonna guess that she twisted her ankle or was somehow hobbled when the wolves noticed her. in any event, that's one of the worst ways to go i can think of.
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@6: it's also not-quite-spring, so a lot of their prey isn't out of hibernation. a tiny woman, running alone, wearing headphones, is a pretty good target.
and if you look at where chignak lake is, i doubt the prey species are over-hunted. it's WAY down towards the aleutians.
and if you look at where chignak lake is, i doubt the prey species are over-hunted. it's WAY down towards the aleutians.
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@8 I won't argue with you on that score. Love nature, enjoy nature, but respect the fact that nature can kill you many times over.
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if you hit a wolf with the handgun or not.....don't you think that the BOOM of a handgun is enough to scare the average animal away? my guess is yes, but I'm no expert
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wolf attacks woman, flock of geese attacks airplane, killer whale attacks trainer.
The animals are coming for us, just like the last march of the ents.
The animals are coming for us, just like the last march of the ents.
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@Hernandez and @Fifty-Two-Eighty
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