Wolf Conservation Efforts

Hello! Hello! Today I’ll be talking about the myth “Big Bad Wolf” and the truth behind it. Thank you for the continued support!

The big bad wolf mostly originated from the fairy tales like “Little Red Riding Hood” and “Three Little Pigs.” These myths were started to scare people and fear wolves, but that’s not true at ALL!!!! The truth is wolves are wary, and cautious around humans. They eat other things that AREN’T grandma! And unlike the fairy tales, wolf attacks are extremely rare. Between 2002 and 2020, there has only been 2 wolf-caused fatalities in the USA, and it’s possible that those two wolves were rabid, for really in some parts of the world, only a rabid wolf would take such risks. From reading these fairy tales, people especially from a young age since these fairy tales are made for children, develop this fear for wolves because of the Big Bad Wolf eating Little Red Riding Hood and her grandma, or eating two of the three little pigs. And one of the worst effects from these stories, is it’s encouraging wolf hunting to “keep the townsfolk and elk safe.” But in truth, wolves are just living their lives, staying away from people, and keeping the elk population in check because if the wolves went extinct, the elk would eat all the plants where they graze leaving nothing for the other herbivores, and there’s no other animal on the planet that can keep the elk population at the state it needs to be in (some of the hunters will disagree)! It’s really the humans disturbing the lives of wolves instead of the other way around! But I’ve truly busted this myth about the big bad wolf!

Thank you for reading this post! Have a great weekend! Awwooooooooooo!