Wolves searching for food attack pet dogs in northern Ontario First Nation | 24CA News
Wolves have roamed into the distant Attawapiskat First Nation, alongside northern Ontario’s James Bay coast, and attacked native canine.
Jack Linklater Jr., Attawapiskat’s deputy chief, mentioned neighborhood elders imagine increased than regular snowfall within the area has pushed wolves trying to find meals into the neighborhood over the past three weeks.
“With the amount of snow we have, they can’t run around and they’re looking for easy prey and that’s our pets,” he mentioned.
Linklater mentioned no pets have been confirmed killed by wolves, however some have been reported lacking, and others have been injured by assaults.
The neighborhood has warned folks to maintain their pets inside at night time, and has additionally employed two hunters to cull wolves that enter the First Nation.
“They have traps set up, snares all around the community,” Linklater mentioned.
He mentioned the hunters have killed 5 wolves up to now. They examined three of them for rabies, however the assessments all got here again destructive.
Linklater mentioned some wolves seemed to be nicely fed, however some others have been malnourished.
Because the snow has made it harder for the wolves to hunt wild prey, Linklater mentioned the animals have turn out to be extra daring.
“They’re not afraid anymore,” he mentioned. “Normally they would be in the back, like the outskirts, like on the edge of the town, but now they’re just walking down the road like it’s normal.”
He mentioned hunters will proceed to entice wolves till neighborhood members really feel secure.
WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT. Genise Okimaw shot this video in Attawapiskat, Ont., of a wolf attacking a canine named Parker, whereas her husky, Alaska, tried to guard her. Parker survived however is recovering from bites on her neck.
Attawapiskat resident Genise Okimaw captured video of a wolf assault on her cellphone the morning of Tuesday, Jan. 3.
The wolf mauled a canine named Parker and Okimaw’s husky, named Alaska, intervened.
She mentioned the wolf ultimately backed away. Parker was not killed, however she is recovering from bites alongside her neck.
Okimaw mentioned she has by no means seen wolves that aggressive in her neighborhood earlier than.
