This is a list of some significant wolf attacks on humans worldwide, by decade and century, in reverse chronological order. The symbol † in the column "Type of attack" indicates a fatal attack.
See: List of wolf attacks in North America
Date | Victim< | -- Name, age, sex --> | Type of attack | Type of wolf (Number) | Location — Circumstances |
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Child, female | Unprovoked | Wild (1) | Netherlands, Utrecht, Leusden — A girl was bitten on the side during the incident in the Den Treek nature reserve in Leusden. A week earlier, a dog was dragged away by a wolf in the same area. It is suspected that it concerns cub defense.[1] [2] | ||
Adult, 37, female | Unknown | Captive Arctic wolf (3) | France, Yvelines — She was attacked at the Thoiry Zoo. The victim stayed at a lodge in the park near the animals and was about to go jogging. She entered an area reserved for vihicles only and was attacked by three wolves.[3] [4] [5] | ||
Natalia †, 60, female; 3 people | † Predatory | Wild (1) | Russia, Petukhovsky — A wolf entered the Bear Lake Resort and attacked four people, one was taken to the hospital but did not survive her injuries.[6] | ||
Farmer, male | Provoked | Wild (1) | Netherlands, Wapse Drenthe — A wolf had crawled under a fence and killed one of the farmer's sheep. The farmer tried to drive the wolf away with a pitchfork and a shovel, shouting loudly, but was then bitten on the arm, damaging his tendons. The man went to a hospital. Another sheep and a goat had to be put down because of injuries. This wolf was later shot dead by order of the mayor.[7] [8] | ||
Martino Raineri, male | Unprovoked | Wild (7) | Italy, Folgaria (Between Malga Seconda Posta and Forte Cherle) — Seven wolves killed a dog belonging to a man who was skiing at 4:00 pm. He tried to hide from the wolves who were eyeing him and called emergency help which arrived 30 minutes later. Only then did the wolves give up and leave.[9] [10] [11] | ||
210 people | Various | Various | Russia — According to the reports of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology, over 200 people were attacked by wolves on different occasions in Russia in 2020.[12] [13] [14] |
Date | Victim< | -- Name, age, sex --> | Type of attack | Location — Circumstances |
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December 30, 2019 | Timur Makhametov, 23, male | † Predatory | Kazakhstan, Ketpen Village, Uighur District, Almaty Region — A wolf attacked a young man who was getting water at night. He sustained severe wounds in the head and feet.[15] [16] | |
December 12, 2019 | Unknown, adult, male | Rabid | Mongolia, Tariat District, Arkhangai Province — A wolf bit a shepherd's hand outside his home.[17] [18] [19] | |
December 8, 2019 | Vladislav Lomako, 56, male | Rabid | Belarus, Khotovo Village, Stowbtsy City, Stowbtsy District, Minsk Region — A wolf seriously injured a man at a bus stop near a forest.[20] [21] [22] [23] | |
November 22, 2019 | Zinaida Kozlovskaya, adult, female | Rabid | Belarus, Syanno, Senno District, Vitebsk Region — A wolf bit a woman in the evening.[24] [25] | |
October 24, 2019 | Petr Grishchenko and Sergei Budnik, adult males | Unknown | Belarus, Ruchaevka Village, Loevsky District, Gomel Region — A wolf attacked a man on his porch, then later attacked another villager.[26] [27] [28] | |
October 7, 2019 | Four adults, three males and a female | Unknown | Russia, Kayasula Village, Neftekumsky District, Stavropol Territory — A series of attacks over two days, in which four villagers were injured by three wolves.[29] [30] [31] | |
September 14, 2019 | Three adult residents, two males and a female | Rabid | Ukraine, Perevalnoye and Privolnoye Villages, Simferopol District — A wolf attacked a dog and its owner in a private courtyard, then later bit two men at a forest stream.[32] [33] [34] | |
August 9, 2019 | Matthew Rispoli, adult, male | Predatory | Canada, Rampart Creek Campground, Banff National Park, Alberta — An emaciated wolf bit a man while attempting to drag him from his tent.[35] [36] [37] [38] [39] | |
August 4, 2019 | Sonya Chernigova, 14, female | † Predatory | Russia, Yodva Village, Udorsky District, Komi Republic — An old wolf fatally mauled a girl in the evening.[40] [41] | |
July 24, 2019 | Kaje Napira, adult, female | Unprovoked | Estonia, Tahko Village, Hiiumaa, West Estonian Archipelago — A wolf followed a woman's dog into her residence and bit her.[42] [43] [44] | |
June 28, 2019 | Fifteen people | Unknown | India, Kupwara District, Jammu and Kashmir — Over a week, at least four wolves attacked and injured at least 15 persons.[45] [46] [47] | |
June 28, 2019 | Unknown | Azerbaijan, Khachmaz Village, Oghuz Rayon — Following a series of attacks on animals, a wolf injured four villagers.[48] [49] [50] [51] | ||
June 25, 2019 | Arlind Suma, 5, male | Predatory | Kosovo, Dimcë Village, Han i Elezit Municipality, Ferizaj District— A wolf severely injured a boy while attempting to drag him away.[52] [53] [54] [55] | |
June 16, 2019 | Unknown, 4, female | † Predatory | Iran, Zinel Village, Bijar County, Kurdistan Province— According to the Bijar Environmental Protection Agency chief, a wolf killed a girl whose body was located some kilometers away.[56] [57] [58] [59] | |
March 19, 2019 | Tariel Mikeladze, 24, male, and two women | Unknown | Georgia, Chivisubani Village, Tsalka District, Kvemo Kartli Province — A wolf attacked a woman in a yard, injuring her and two villagers who came to help.[60] [61] [62] | |
March 12, 2019 | Rabid | Russia, Nizhnyaya Ilinovka Village, Mikhaylovsky District, Amur Oblast — Two wolves attacked, causing bite injuries to four villagers.[63] [64] [65] [66] | ||
March 7, 2019 | † Unprovoked | Tajikistan, Mdenkhor Village, Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region — Two women were killed by a wolf pack in their yard.[67] [68] [69] [70] | ||
March 5, 2019 | Three people: an adult man and woman and a girl, 12 | Unprovoked | Kazakhstan, Ashutasty Village, Kostanay Region — A wolf attacked and injured three people.[71] [72] [73] [74] | |
February 21, 2019 | Resident, adult male | Rabid | Ukraine, Terebovlia District, Ternopil Region — A wolf attacked a dog owner following a series of attacks on dogs.[75] [76] [77] [78] | |
February 21, 2019 | Unprovoked | Egypt, Agricultural Area, Nag Hammadi City, Qena Governorate, Upper Egypt — Five members of a family were injured in a wolf attack.[79] [80] [81] [82] | ||
February 14, 2019 | Eight adults: five men and three women | Predatory | India, Shimuldanga, Phukuria, Nedabohora, Jarulia Villages, Jhargram district, West Bengal — Several people were injured by a wolf.[83] [84] [85] | |
January 26, 2019 | Luda Vasilyevich, 54, female; Dmitry, 34, male, two other adults | Rabid | Belarus, Sloboda Village, Stowbtsy District, Minsk Region — Two adults were attacked while returning to their homes in the evening; the wolf was chased away and attacked two other people.[86] [87] [88] | |
January 24, 2019 | Predatory | India, Kashipur Village, Sambhal District, Uttar Pradesh — While playing in a field, two boys were seriously injured and dragged by wolves until rescued by farmers.[89] [90] [91] | ||
January 22, 2019 | Anita, 7, female | † Predatory | India, Alipur Village, Sambhal district, Uttar Pradesh — A girl was dragged away and killed, with only her skull recovered.[92] [93] | |
January 13, 2019 | Adult male | Unprovoked | Ukraine, Osypenko, Zaporizhzhia Oblast — A woodcutter was attacked from behind by a wolf, sustaining minor injuries.[94] [95] | |
January 12, 2019 | Three adults: two female and one male | Unprovoked | Ukraine, Osypenko, Zaporizhzhia Oblast — One woman was severely bitten in the head.[96] [97] | |
January 7, 2019 | Lalit Hemam and two others | † Unprovoked | India, Bulauka Village, Jamboni Block, Jhargram District, West Bengal — Three youth were attacked at a campfire, one fatally injured and two seriously injured.[98] [99] [100] [101] | |
January–April 2019 | Three male residents, one adult and two children | Predatory | Tajikistan, Dashtak and Sipindz Villages, Shughnon District, Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region — A series of wolf attacks injured and killed people in the area.[102] [103] [104] | |
December 30, 2018 | Vikesh, 2, male | † Predatory | India, Hakimpur Village, Sambhal district, Uttar Pradesh — A boy was fatally attacked and taken away by wolves.[105] | |
December 22, 2018 | Five people | Unprovoked | Georgia, Partskhanakanibi Village, Tsqaltubo Municipality — Five people were attacked by wolves, including a dog walker at 2 am.[106] [107] [108] | |
December 1, 2018 | Rabid | Ukraine, Bilyavintsy Village, Stary Petlikivtsi Village, Buchachsky Area, Ternopil Region — Two victims were attacked in two incidents.[109] [110] [111] [112] | ||
December, 2018 | Lalmohan Soren, 30, male | † Unprovoked | India, Jamboni, Jhargram district, West Bengal — A wolf fatally mauled a man's neck.[113] | |
November 29, 2018 | Four adults and three children | Rabid | Azerbaijan, Shuvi and Zangayash Village, Astara District — A wolf attacked children and adults on their way to school, then attacked others nearby.[114] [115] [116] [117] [118] | |
November 28, 2018 | Unprovoked | Azerbaijan, Biləsər Village, Lankaran Rayon — A teenager and a schoolboy were attacked and injured in the evening.[119] [120] [121] [122] | ||
October 23, 2018 | Rabid | Kyrgyzstan, Maydan and Uch-Korgon, Kadamjay District, Batken Region — Two wolves attacked domestic animals and five people in the morning.[123] [124] [125] | ||
October 17, 2018 | Adult male | Provoked | Moldova, Khrustovaya Village, Kamensky District — A man was injured at night by a wolf while defending his dog.[126] [127] [128] | |
October 5, 2018 | Galina Matsepa, 59, female | Provoked | Ukraine, Shybalyn, Berezhany Raion, Ternopil Oblast — A woman was attacked and injured while trying to drive a wolf out of her yard.[129] [130] [131] [132] | |
September 15, 2018 | Adult male | Predatory | Jordan, Anaba Town, Al-Mazār ash-Shamālī, Irbid Province — A citizen was attacked by a wolf in his home garden.[133] [134] [135] [136] | |
September 10, 2018 | Unknown | Georgia, Tibaani Village, Signagi District, Kakheti Region — A wolf attacked and injured a man sleeping on his balcony, then a woman and man waiting for a bus.[137] [138] [139] | ||
June 26, 2018 | Two children | Unprovoked | Poland, Strzebowiska and Przysłup, both in Podkarpacie region — First an eight-year-old girl, then only two kilometers away a ten-year-old boy were attacked and injured while playing outside. This happened shortly after 18:35hrs, when he was seen by a car driver about 50 meters before the junction for Karczma Brzeziniak and a fish restaurant, when she drove towards Kalnica in Przysłup; she took a photograph (included in the newspaper article).[140] [141] [142] [143] | |
May 28, 2018 | † Rabid | Artsakh, Mets Tagher and Tumi Communities, Hadrut Province — A wolf attacked four people, two of whom died of rabies infection.[144] [145] [146] [147] | ||
April 14, 2018 | None | Unprovoked | Russia, Ust-May Village, Ust-Maysky District, Yakutia — A man was attacked but unhurt by a wolf which he was able to trap in a boiler room.[148] [149] [150] | |
February 20, 2018 | Two people | Unprovoked | Iran, Kohangan Village, Semirom County, Isfahan Province —Two people suffered injuries in a wolf attack.[151] [152] [153] [154] | |
January 24, 2018 | One resident | Predatory | Iraq, Ghannam Village, Dghara Area, Diwaniyah City, Qādisiyyah Governorate — One person was injured by a group of three wolves which attacked a village.[155] [156] [157] | |
January 19, 2018 | Lydia Vladimirovna, 70, female | Rabid | Ukraine, Omyt Village, Zarichne Raion, Rivne Region — A woman was attacked in her yard.[158] [159] | |
January 13, 2018 | Four residents | Unprovoked | Iraq, Dghara Area, Diwaniya District, Al-Qadisiyyah Governorate — In the evening, four people were attacked and injured at a youth cafe.[160] [161] [162] | |
January 4, 2018 | Unprovoked | Ukraine, A village in Korop Raion, Chernihiv Region — A wolf attacked and injured four people over the course of a night.[163] [164] | ||
January 2, 2018 | Two men | Unprovoked | Belarus, Komarin Village, Brahin District — A wolf bit a man at a bus station, and subsequently attacked another man at a petrol station.[165] [166] [167] | |
December 11, 2017 | Four residents | Unprovoked | Russia, Norilsk City, Krasnoyarsk Krai — Four people were bitten by a wolf which was hunting for dogs.[168] [169] [170] [171] | |
November 7, 2017 | Mirbek Kelgenbaev, adult, male | Unprovoked | Kyrgyzstan, Sarychat-Ertash State Nature Reserve, Issyk-Kul Region — A man was attacked and injured by a wolf while attempting to repair an automotive breakdown.[172] [173] | |
October 14, 2017 | Madi Utegenov, 13, male | Unprovoked | Kazakhstan, Taldykyduk Village, Kaztal District, West Kazakhstan Region — A boy was seriously injured by a wolf in a shed.[174] [175] [176] [177] | |
August 7, 2017 | Predatory | Azerbaijan, Padar Village, Agsu District — Two men were attacked by wolves at night.[178] [179] [180] | ||
August 1, 2017 | Adult woman | Unprovoked | Greece, Makrohori Village, Korestia, Kastoria Regional Unit, West Macedonia — An elderly woman was attacked and injured while feeding her sheep.[181] [182] [183] [184] | |
July 30, 2017 | Resident, 70, male | † Predatory | Georgia, Vachnadziani Village, Gurjaani Municipality, Kakheti Region — An elderly man and his dogs were attacked and killed in a vineyard.[185] [186] [187] [188] | |
July 25, 2017 | Alyeva Aida Abbas, 49, female | Predatory | Azerbaijan, Korhalfali Village, Agstafa District — A woman was bitten while attempting to defend livestock from a wolf.[189] [190] [191] [192] | |
July 24, 2017 | Matin Bashiri, 3, male | † Predatory | Iran, Bashirabad Village, Kolyai District, Sonqor County, Kermanshah Province — A boy and his sister were attacked by a wolf, the boy carried away and fatally wounded.[193] [194] [195] [196] | |
July 20, 2017 | Rajab Gadirov, 61, male | Predatory | Azerbaijan, Khidirli Village, Salyan District — A shepherd was severely injured by a wolf.[197] [198] [199] [200] | |
July 19, 2017 | Predatory | Azerbaijan, Ashtarak Zarbaktar Village, Zaqatala District — A young shepherd was injured by a wolf, which later badly injured a border patrol member.[201] [202] | ||
July 7, 2017 | Beekeeper, 60, male | Rabid | Russia, Vydel Farm, Tuzlov Hunting Farm Territory, Rodionovo-Nesvetaysky District, Rostov Region — A beekeeper was attacked from behind and injured. He sheltered in a metal booth which the wolf attacked for a time and damaged.[203] [204] [205] [206] | |
July 4, 2017 | Two men and a woman | Unprovoked | Georgia, Tamishek Village, Sukhumi District, Abkhazia — A wolf injured a woman in an apartment courtyard, then bit two men in a neighboring yard.[207] [208] [209] | |
July 1, 2017 | Makhmadnazar, 3, male | † Predatory | Tajikistan, Imom Village, Shughnon District, GBAO — A wolf attacked three children who were playing after their dinner. It drug one boy away who died from serious injuries.[210] [211] [212] | |
June 17, 2017 | Resident, male | Provoked | Saudi Arabia, Wadi Niyat, Duqm al-'Owaid Village, Al-Liith — A man was injured by a wolf in a sheep barn.[213] [214] | |
June 13, 2017 | Four adults, three children | Unprovoked | Iran, Ramin Village, Zanjan Province — Two wolves injured seven people.[215] [216] [217] | |
June 10, 2017 | Unprovoked | Azerbaijan, Shakerli Village, Salyan District — A wolf bit two women on their arms.[218] [219] [220] [221] | ||
May–August 2017 | Children | Predatory | Israel, Masada, Ein Gedi — Numerous wolf attacks causing injuries at campsites and tourist attractions.[222] [223] [224] [225] | |
May 6, 2017 | Fatima Karami, 3, female | Predatory | Zarand Village, Aq Bolagh Rural District, Sojas Rud District, Khodabandeh County, Zanjan Province, Iran — A wolf took a girl from her family garden and carried her for 2km (01miles), inflicting injuries.[226] [227] | |
April 21, 2017 | Bahram Seyidov, 29, male | Provoked | Azerbaijan, Gudula Village, Shaki District — A shepherd was injured while rescuing a lamb from five wolves.[228] [229] [230] [231] | |
April 18, 2017 | Mohammad, 1, male | Predatory | Iran, Zawajar Village, Qeydar City, Khodabandeh County — A wolf carried a boy for 3km (02miles), inflicting injuries.[232] [233] [234] [235] | |
April 2, 2017 | Rabid | Turkey, Yoğurtçular Village, Şenkaya District, Erzurum — Four people were injured while defending livestock.[236] [237] [238] [239] | ||
March 15, 2017 | Adult male | Predatory | Terek Village, Alai District, Osh Region, Kyrgyzstan — A wolf attacked a farmer in his barn.[240] [241] [242] | |
February 21, 2017 | Vusal Abbasov, 36, male | Predatory | Azerbaijan, Quycu Salyan Region — A man was attacked but uninjured while trying to chase away a wolf.[243] [244] [245] [246] | |
February 2017 | Marcelo Vanzuita, adult male | Unknown | Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada — Followed by two wolves but not attacked or injured during the Yukon Arctic Ultra ultramarathon.[247] | |
February 5, 2017 | Three men | Rabid | Ukraine, Zaderiyivka Village, Chernihiv Oblast — Two off-duty border guards were injured while rescuing a severely injured man from a wolf attack.[248] [249] [250] | |
February 5, 2017 | Kadyrzhan Sharshenbek Louulu, 27, male | Predatory | Kyrgyzstan, Kalkagar Village, Tong District, Issyk-Kul Region — A man was attacked outside a livestock shed by a wolf from a pack which had previously attacked the livestock.[251] [252] | |
December 7, 2016 | Adult males | Unprovoked | Smithers, British Columbia, and Mt Norquay, Alberta, Canada — Multiple reports of close approaches or stalking by wolves, but no reported attacks or injuries.[253] [254] | |
Winter 2016–17 | Boy, 12 | Predatory | Indian Himalayas — A wolf inflicted multiple injuries. | |
December 4, 2016 | Two residents | Predatory | Iran, Susangerd, Dasht-e Azadegan County, Khuzestan Province — Two residents injured by wolves.[255] [256] [257] | |
December 2, 2016 | Oil worker, 44, male | Unprovoked | Kazakhstan, Beyneu District, Mangystau Region — A wolf attacked a worker, causing light injuries.[258] | |
November 24, 2016 | Sivam Kewat, infant, male | † Unknown | Sanjay National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India — A wolf fatally bit an infant.[259] | |
November 8, 2016 | Child, 11, male | Predatory | Kum-Döbö village, Kochkor district, Naryn oblast, Kyrgyz Republic — A boy was bitten by a wolf near his house.[260] [261] [262] | |
November 7, 2016 | Eleven children | Unknown | Iran, Sardrud, Tabriz (East Azerbaijan) — Wolves attacked and injured eleven children at evening play. They tried to carry away a 4-year-old boy who was rescued by an older brother, both receiving serious injuries.[263] [264] | |
November 4, 2016 | Two adults, child | † Unprovoked | Pakistan, Ghariza and Sepah Tehsil, Jamrud, Khyber Agency — A child was fatally injured and two others were injured.[265] [266] [267] | |
November 1, 2016 | Brent Woodland, 36, male | Unprovoked | Ucluelet, British Columbia, Canada — A man was followed by two wolves while jogging with his dogs.[268] [269] | |
November 7, 2016 | Resident, 25 dead in own home. male | Unknown | Iran, Esfahlan, Tabriz, East Azerbaijan Province — A wolf injured a man near his house.[270] [271] | |
October 8, 2016 | Andrew Morgan, 26, male | Predatory | Canmore, Alberta, Canada — A man was chased by a wolf on a forest trail.[272] [273] | |
August 29, 2016 | Worker, 26, male | Unprovoked | Cigar Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada — A worker was mauled by a wolf outside a mining camp.[274] [275] | |
July 7, 2016 | Rabid | Belarus, Pervomaisk, Rechytsa District, Gomel Region — A wolf injured four people and twenty pets.[276] [277] [278] | ||
June 8, 2016 | Child, 7, female | Predatory | Iran, Omman Village, Qorveh-e Darjazin District, Razan County, Hamadan Province — A wolf injured and carried away a 7-year-old girl until pursuing rescuers caused it to flee.[279] [280] [281] [282] | |
June 8, 2016 | Bülent Taşçı, adult, male | Unprovoked | Turkey, Günbatan, Posof District, Ardahan Province — A herder was injured by a wolf while tending to cattle.[283] [284] [285] | |
May 31, 2016 | Sahib Mamedov, 63, male | Predatory | Azerbaijan, Galynjag Village, Ismailli District — While defending sheep and cattle, a herder was seriously injured by a wolf.[286] [287] [288] | |
April 22, 2016 | Unprovoked | Iran, Kaveh, Delfan County, Lorestan Province — A wolf injured four adult residents, two of them in their house.[289] [290] [291] [292] | ||
April 13, 2016 | Aslan Shauhalovu, 35, male | Predatory | Russia, Dalakov village, Ingushetia — A wolf entered a yard where children were playing and bit a man.[293] [294] | |
April 2, 2016 | Five people | Rabid | Iran, Jabdaraq village, Meshginshahr, Ardabil Province — A wolf killed livestock and dogs and severely injured five people.[295] [296] [297] [298] | |
March 25, 2016 | A Couple with an infant | Rabid | Mongolia, 19th Khoroo, Sukhbaatar District — Two wolves attacked dogs and cows, then a man, woman and infant.[299] [300] [301] [302] | |
March, 21. 2016 | Rosa Harutyunyan, 75, female | Unprovoked | Armenia, Khachik village, Vayots Dzor — A wolf seriously injured an elderly woman in her home.[303] | |
March 20, 2016 | Valiko Tagiashvili, 55, male | † Predatory | Georgia, Koshalkhevi Village, Dusheti District — A man was believed by a politician to have been attacked and eaten by wolves.[304] [305] [306] | |
February 24, 2016 | Two adults | Rabid | Russia, Yasyrev, Volgodonskoy District, Rostov Oblast, Southern Federal District, — A wolf injured a woman and later a dog and a man on a farm.[307] [308] [309] | |
February 22, 2016 | Seyed Hassan Mousavi, 30, male | Unprovoked | Iran, Qazvin Province — Wolves severely injured a cyclist in the mountains.[310] [311] [312] | |
January 30, 2016 | Shepherd, adult, male | Predatory | Macedonia, Batinci, Skopje — A wolf attacked sheep in a barn then seriously wounded a shepherd.[313] [314] [315] [316] [317] | |
December 21, 2015 | Rabid? | Kyrgyzstan, Oruk Tam village, Naryn Oblast — Two wolves injured a man and a woman in separate attacks.[318] [319] [320] [321] | ||
December 2, 2015 | Musa uulu Taalaybek, male | unprovoked | Kyrgyzstan, Kadamjay District, Batken Region — Wolves hurt a dog owner. | |
November 30, 2015 | Elchin Mamishov, male | Predatory | Mingachevir, Kalbajar District, Azerbaijan — A wolf injured a shepherd, and attacked those who came to rescue him. | |
November 29, 2015 | 6 People | Unprovoked | Iran, Lushan, Rudbar County, Gilan Province — Over two days, wolves injured six people, one severely.[322] [323] [324] [325] [326] | |
October 26, 2015 | Predatory | Azerbaijan, Novju Village, Agsu District — Wolves seriously injured two shepherds. | ||
October 16, 2015 | Resident, 55, female | Rabid | Turkey, Öğrendik Village, Ağın District, Elazığ Province — A wolf seriously injured a woman in her garden. | |
October 4, 2015 | Three adult males | Rabid | Russia, Orechovka Village, Millerovo, Millerovsky District, Rostov Oblast — A wolf injured a man on a water tower, then injured two men in a nearby yard, with one seriously injured. It also bit dogs and livestock. | |
September 23, 2015 | Matthew Nellessen, adult, male | Predatory | USA, Colburn, Wisconsin — Wolves attacked but did not injure a hunter, and retreated after one of the pack was shot.[327] | |
July 31, 2015 | Mahaneh Shams, 75, male | Predatory | Syria, Buqa'ta Village, Golan Heights — A wolf attacked and injured farmer in an orchard.[328] [329] | |
July 8, 2015 | Abuzer Baydemir, adult, male | Predatory | Yarpuzlu Village, Sincik District, Adıyaman Province, Turkey — A wolf seriously injured a man in his garden.[330] [331] [332] [333] | |
July 6, 2015 | Predatory | Iran, Razan County, Hamadan Province — A wolf or wolves injured two children in two separate attacks.[334] [335] | ||
June 20, 2015 | Predatory | Turkey, Bayındır, Mecitözü, Çorum Province — A wolf attacked people on their way to early morning prayer, injuring two. | ||
June 9, 2015 | Predatory | India, Vadageri village, Ameengad — A wolf attacked and injured a shepherd and a young farmer.[336] | ||
May 9, 2015 | Five people | Rabid | Nimrod Fortress National Park, Golan Heights, Israel — A wolf injured 5 people in 3 separate attacks.[337] [338] [339] | |
April 26, 2015 | Two adults | Unprovoked | Belarus, Strelichevo Village, Khoiniki District, Gomel Region — A wolf killed a dog outside a couple's home, then tried but failed to get inside.[340] [341] [342] | |
April 7, 2015 | Lima Ankudinova, 77, female | Predatory | Russia, Borovitsa, Central Russia — A wolf killed and partially ate an elderly woman.[343] [344] [345] | |
April 6, 2015 | Six people | Predatory | Maysan Governorate, Iraq — A wolf pack attacked a village, injuring 6 people, some seriously.[346] [347] | |
March 24, 2015 | Five people | Predatory | Chiva village, Vayots Dzor, Armenia — A wolf attacked and injured five farmers in a field.[348] [349] [350] | |
March 7, 2015 | Giorgi Gogiberidze, 23, male | Unprovoked | Georgia, Kvelobani Village, Chokhatauri District, Guria Region — A wolf injured a man who had attempted to chase it out of a yard.[351] [352] [353] | |
January 25, 2015 | Two families | Rabid | Outside Wabush, Labrador, Canada — A wolf charged snowmobilers on a trail, no injuries.[354] | |
January 21, 2015 | Three adults | Rabid | Belarus, Medvedev, Svietlahorsk District — A wolf injured three adults and a dog.[355] [356] [357] | |
January 16, 2015 | Amankhan Amirov, Ozat Kyrykbaev | Predatory | Kazakhstan, Jeldiqara village, Mynbulak rural district, East Kazakhstan Region — Wolves entered the village at night and injured two men.[358] [359] | |
January 14, 2015 | Two adults | Rabid | Kazakhstan, Zheldikar, Ayagoz District, East Kazakhstan Region — A wolf attacked two men, one of whom died from rabies.[360] [361] [362] | |
January 2015 | Ragif Mirzoyev, 22, male | † Rabid | Azerbaijan, Chirchik District, Salyan Rayon — A wolf bit a man who was protecting sheep; the man died from rabies.[363] [364] [365] [366] | |
December 23, 2014 | Man, 32 | Predatory | Kyrgyzstan — A wolf attacked a dog then injured its owner outside a cattle fence.[367] | |
December 20, 2014 | Resident, adult, male | Predatory | Russia, Novokazicinsk, Zabaykalsky Krai, Siberian Federal District — A wolf attacked a resident.[368] [369] [370] [371] | |
December 10, 2014 | Three adults | Predatory | Russia, Mikhailovka Village, Kamensky District, Rostov Oblast — A wolf entered a courtyard and bit a man and his dogs; while being chased away, it bit two women.[372] [373] [374] | |
November 23, 2014 | Bolot Zhunushaliev, teenager, male | Unprovoked | Kyrgyztan, Ak-Muz Village, At-Bashy District — A wolf attacked a horse-riding teenager who was tending to livestock; no serious injury.[375] [376] | |
October 29, 2014 | Şükran Aliyev, adult, male | Unprovoked | Azerbaijan, Mireshelli Village, Ağdam District — A wolf threatened a resident and exchanged injuries with a man who came to help.[377] [378] [379] | |
October 27, 2014 | Unknown | Azerbaijan, Jalilabad District — A wolf injured a girl in the family yard then injured three other family members who tried to save each other.[380] | ||
September 26, 2014 | Dijana Kurtović, 33, female | Unprovoked | Croatia, Drnis, Šibenik-Knin County, Dalmatia — A wolf seriously injured a woman who was walking her dog.[381] [382] [383] | |
September 26, 2014 | Vinod, Yograj, Sewaram, Perkasha, Bablu, Savitri | Rabid | India, Hashampur Village, Muzaffarnagar district, Uttar Pradesh — The same wolf from the previous day's attack injured six field workers.[384] [385] | |
September 25, 2014 | Khem Chand, Kamlesh, Rita, Baljore, Maksood | India — A wolf injured five people.[386] [387] | ||
August 26, 2014 | 6 adults:Abdurrahman Kara, 69, male;Ahmet Topçu, 50, male;Zehra Topçu, 45, female;Ali Topçu, 45, male;Ismet Topçu, 32, male;Kemal Keles, 40, male | Predatory | Turkey, Yıldızeli, Sivas — In three separate attacks, a wolf or wolves injured six adults, including two farmers attacked from behind and a family of four on a picnic.[388] | |
August 13, 2014 | Six villagers | Predatory | China, Kalazhuole village in Altay — In the early morning, 5 wolves attacked livestock in the village and subsequently injured 6 villagers, 2 seriously.[389] [390] [391] [392] | |
July 8, 2014 | Rabid | Turkey, Yenibardak, Gerger — A wolf seriously injured two women in a field.[393] | ||
June 3, 2014 | Predatory | Turkey, Küçükavşar, Delice, Kırıkkale — Wolves injured two shepherds.[394] | ||
April 21, 2014 | Öner Kırdar, 36, male | Unprovoked | Turkey, Kapidag, Bandirma — A wolf seriously injured a man in the evening.[395] [396] | |
January 2014 | Nikolai Mikhailov, adult, male | Rabid | Russia, Vasyukova Village, Bezhetsky District, Tver Oblast — A wolf seriously injured a man outside a shed before being shot by a hunter.[397] [398] | |
January 10, 2014 | Resident, 74, female | Rabid | Romania, Mălureni, Argeș County, Southern Central — In the evening, a wolf injured a woman in her yard.[399] [400] [401] [402] | |
January 6, 2014 | Ruslan Nuritdinov, 35, male | Rabid | Russia, Udachny, Mirninsky District, Sakha Republic — A wolf injured a man who was beginning a night shift.[403] [404] | |
January 3, 2014 | Predatory | Turkey, Kederli Village, Ağaçören District, Aksaray Province — Wolves entered the village, injuring at least 4 people.[405] [406] [407] [408] | ||
October 20, 2013 | Eight people | Rabid | Nasirabad, Parikhan, and Hajjilu villages, Meshgin Shahr County, Ardabil Province, Iran — Over two days, wolves attacked people, dogs and livestock in three villages. Eight people were injured, one seriously.[409] [410] [411] [412] | |
October 17, 2013 | Yura Arushanyan, male | Predatory | Armenia, Katnajur, Lori region — A wolf bit one resident, then gnawed on another man's door. The wolf severely injured this man when he and his brother came out to fight the wolf.[413] | |
October 15, 2013 | Michelle Prosser, adult, female | Predatory | Merritt, British Columbia, Canada — Wolves stalked a woman and her dogs on a forestry road, fatally injuring one dog.[414] | |
October 10, 2013 | Eight adults | Unprovoked | Iran, Eshtehard City, Karaj County, Alborz Province — In a series of attacks over the course of a night, a wolf injured eight people.[415] [416] [417] | |
October 7, 2013 | Zeki Cane, 74, male | Unprovoked | Turkey, Solhan, Bingöl Province — A wolf seriously injured a man who then killed the wolf with a rock.[418] | |
September 5, 2013 | Daulet Tuyeshiyev, adult, male | Predatory | Zhetybay Village, Karakiyansky District, Mangistau Region, Kazakhstan — A wolf attacked and seriously injured a police officer who was inspecting his car.[419] [420] [421] [422] | |
August 24, 2013 | Noah Graham, 16, male | Unprovoked | USA, Near Lake Winnibigoshish, Minnesota — A wolf mauled a boy who was camping, inflicting serious injuries.[423] [424] [425] | |
July 13, 2013 | Adil Ahmad, 9, male | Predatory | India, Kreeri area, Baramulla district, north of Srinagar — A wolf fatally bit a boy on the neck.[426] | |
July 13, 2013 | Aadil Hameed Sheikh, 7, male | † Predatory | Kashmir, Hail village, northern Kashmir — Two wolves killed a boy. | |
July 6, 2013 | William Hollan, adult, male | Unprovoked | Canada, Alaska Highway west of Watson Lake, Yukon — A wolf chased a bicyclist, ripping open the rear pannier bags before a motorist stopped to offer shelter from the attack. No injuries.[427] | |
June 12, 2013 | † Unknown | Turkey, Hacılar village, near Tortum, Erzurum province — A wolf killed one man and injured four other people.[428] [429] | ||
April 26, 2013 | Predatory | Turkey, Yemişen, Bulanık, Muş — Wolves attacked a dog in a family's garden, then subsequently injured all five members of the family who exited their home to rescue the dog and each other.[430] | ||
April 23, 2013 | Vitaly Vanadze, adult, male | Predatory | Georgia, Laituri Village, Ozurgeti Municipality, Guria Province — Two wolves attacked a dog in a yard, then seriously injured the owner who tried to rescue it.[431] [432] | |
March 8, 2013 | Dawn Hepp, adult, female | Predatory | Canada, Grand Rapids, Manitoba — A wolf attacked and injured a woman who had stopped to aid another motorist.[433] [434] | |
March 5, 2013 | Predatory | Turkey, Esenyayla, Göle, Ardahan Province — Four wolves attacked two men and seriously injured a third who rescued them.[435] | ||
February 5, 2013 | Woman, 81 | † Predatory | Tajikistan, Badzhuv Rushan — Multiple wolves inflicted fatal wounds on an elderly woman.[436] | |
week of December 10, 2012 | Lance Grangaard, 30, male | Rabid | USA, Ketchumstuk, near Tok, Alaska — A wolf attacked and superficially injured a man.[437] | |
December 6, 2012 | Predatory | Kazakhstan, Algabas Village, Almaty Region — A wolf seriously injured an elderly man in his courtyard but fled when the man's cow charged it with its horns. The wolf then injured two women at the local kindergarten and a man who fought and killed it.[438] [439] [440] [441] | ||
November, 2012 | Aishat Maksudova, 56, female | Unknown | Russia, Makhachkala, Dagestan — A wolf seriously injured a woman who killed it with an axe.[442] [443] | |
October 15, 2012 | † Rabid | Turkey, Yazıçayırı, Kulu, Konya — In separate attacks, a wolf killed a woman who was walking to an outhouse then injured a man in a neighboring village.[444] | ||
September 24, 2012 | Abbas Mohammed, 5, male | † Predatory | Iraq, Hilla — A wolf fatally wounded the youngest boy of a group of six who were picking berries.[445] | |
September 2012 | Man, 60 | † Rabid | Turkey — A wolf bit a man in his garden. The man strangled the wolf to death, but the man's later death was attributed to rabies.[446] | |
August, 2012 | Rukmanna, 1, male | † Predatory | India, Belur village, Gulbarga — A wolf is presumed to have carried away and eaten a boy who was left sleeping under a tree.[447] | |
July 10, 2012 | Jefer Kartsivadze, 60, male | † Predatory | Georgia, Zemo village, Shuakhevi District — A wolf or wolves are presumed to have killed a man.[448] | |
July 2012 | Stanislav, 2, male | † Predatory | Ukraine, Berezino — A wolf or wolves are presumed to have attacked and eaten a boy who disappeared from a family gathering.[449] | |
April 25, 2012 | Zhagor Imangaliyev, adult, male | Unprovoked | Kazakhstan, Esensay Village, West Kazakhstan Region — A wolf injured a pensioner who tried to chase the animal out of his yard.[450] [451] [452] | |
February, 2012 | Varlam Butskhrikidze, 65, male | † Predatory | Georgia, Vazisubani village, Telavi District, Kakheti — A wolf was confirmed to have attacked and severed the arm of a man who died from blood loss in his home.[453] | |
June 17, 2012 | † Predatory | Sweden, Kolmården Wildlife Park, near Norrköping — One or more wolves from a pack of eight zoo animals killed an employee who was acting under a policy of "social activities" with the animals. The pack had previously attacked three other people in separate incidents. The policy was discontinued following the death.[454] [455] [456] [457] | ||
March 2012 | † Predatory | China, Tengzhou, Shandong — In a series of seven attacks over six days, a wolf or wolves fatally injured two people.[458] [459] | ||
March 15, 2012 | Surik Isayan, 22, male | Predatory | Armenia, Talvorik Village, Armavir Province — A wolf attacked a dog in a yard then severely injured the owner who tried to chase it away.[460] | |
February 1, 2012 | Rabid | Belarus, Parokhonsk Village, Pinsk District, Brest Region — A wolf attacked and injured two men in the middle of the village at night.[461] [462] [463] [464] | ||
January 5, 2012 | Four adults, male | Unprovoked | Kazakhstan, Spataev Village, Saryagash District, South Kazakhstan Region — A wolf attacked a man who tried to chase the animal from his garden, injuring the man and three others who collectively killed it.[465] [466] [467] [468] | |
September 25, 2011 | Rene Anderson, 55, female | Predatory | USA, 10 mi south of Pierce near Headquarters, Idaho — A wolf approached a hunter who shot it to death, no injuries.[469] | |
June 24, 2011 | Five pensioners, adults | Rabid | Belarus, Dvor-Savichi Village, Bragin District, Gomel Region — A wolf from the Polesie State Radioecological Reserve attacked residents and animals in the village, injuring five pensioners.[470] [471] | |
April 17, 2011 | Adult and child | Unknown | Sweden, Rörmossen — Two wolves attack. One wolf attacks a woman with a child carriage, another wolf attacks their dog. The woman and the child escape uninjured, but the dog is killed.[472] [473] | |
April 14, 2011 | † Rabid | Turkey, Simav, Kütahya — In two separate attacks which occurred near grazing cattle, a wolf or wolves seriously injured one woman and fatally injured another.[474] [475] [476] | ||
January 31, 2011 | Predatory | Kazakhstan, Zhanabulak village, Akzhaik District, West — A wolf injured three men then severely wounded a woman before being chased away. It later returned to the scene and was killed.[477] [478] | ||
November 27, 2010 | Karen Calisterio, 52, female | Stalking | USA, Between Tensed, Idaho and Plummer, Idaho — A pack of wolves briefly stalked a woman on her long rural driveway at dusk. No attack or injuries.[479] | |
October 25, 2010 | Three adults and a child | Predatory | Razan City, Hamadan Province, Iran — A wolf attacked and injured a mother and child, and attempted to carry away the child before chased by rescuers. The wolf subsequently injured two men.[480] [481] [482] [483] | |
October 29, 2010 | Zhyldyz Bakasova, 29, female | Predatory | Kyrgyzstan, Cholok-Kayin Village, Ak-Talaa District, Naryn Region — A large wolf attacked and injured a woman who was defending her 4-year-old daughter in a yard.[484] [485] [486] | |
September 27, 2010 | 10 People | † Rabid | Russia, Chaditsa, Mogilevsky, and Vazhiya villages, Klimovsky District, Bryansk Oblast — In a series of attacks across three villages, a wolf fatally injured an elderly woman and injured nine others. Parties of more than 60 hunters tracked and killed the animal.[487] [488] [489] | |
September 9, 2010 | Rabid? | Turkey, Doganpınar Village, Pülümür District — A wolf attacked a man who was in his yard washing laundry in the evening. The wolf seriously injured the man and his wife before rescuers arrived. The following morning, a wolf seriously injured a goatherd who was defending his livestock outside the village. A wolf was subsequently shot and killed.[490] [491] | ||
March 8, 2010 | Candice Berner, 32, female | † Predatory | USA, Chignik, Alaska — A wolf or wolves attacked and killed a woman. This was the first such attack in North America confirmed by DNA evidence of culled wolves.[492] |
Date | Victim | Type of attack | Location — Circumstances | |
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December 22, 2009 | Ahmed Sabic, 25, male | Predatory | Croatia, Cista Velika, Imotski Region, Dalmatian Hinterland— Three wolves attacked a herd of cows and injured a shepherd who tried to defend them.[493] [494] [495] | |
December 12, 2009 | Man | Predatory | Finland, Pyhäjärvi, Liittoperä — A wolf attacked and lightly injured man who was repairing machinery in the forest.[496] | |
November 27, 2009 | Nikolay Musienko, 68, male | Rabid | Belarus, Vulka Gorodishchenskaya Village, Pinsk District, Brest Region — A wolf attacked and seriously injured an electrician outside a transformer substation.[497] [498] [499] | |
September 10, 2009 | Roderick Phillip, 35, male | Rabid | USA, Alaska, along the Kuskokwim River near Kalskag — A wolf attacked a hunter who had left his campsite.[500] | |
February 20, 2009 | One person, adult, female | † Predatory | Giorgitsminda, Kakheti, Georgia — A pack of wolves was believed to have killed a woman in one of a series of attacks over a month.[501] | |
February 19, 2009 | † Rabies | Russia, Sikiyaz Village, Duvan District, Bashkortostan — A wolf fatally attacked a farm night watchman, and injured four others.[502] [503] | ||
January 10, 2009 | Kolya Nechaev, 10, male | † Predatory | Russia, Zavod-Kyn Village, Lysva District, Perm Krai — A wolf attacked a boy who was tobogganing and dragged him into a forest, inflicting fatal injuries. An expert stated that the animal was probably too old and weak to hunt proper prey.[504] [505] [506] | |
February 11, 2008 | Unprovoked | Ukraine, Bohoyavlenka, Donetsk Oblast — A wolf attacked and seriously injured three women in the early morning near a farm.[507] [508] | ||
December 22, 2007 | None | Predatory | Canada, Fort Nelson, British Columbia — Two wolves approached children who were tobogganing, and were attacked by a dog and later shot and killed. No human injuries.[509] [510] | |
December 20, 2007 | Predatory | USA, Artillery Road, Anchorage, Alaska — A pack of several wolves stalked three women jogging with their dogs on a forested road, attacking and injuring one dog.[511] | ||
September 2, 2007 | Jouko Vuorma, adult, male | Provoked | Finland, Muhos — A female wolf chased a man for after he had accidentally approached a wolf cub while picking berries. The wolf withdrew when the man began hitting it with a stick.[512] | |
April 24, 2007 | Bekbolat Amirkhanov, 50, male | Predatory | Kazakhstan, Kurmangazinsky District, Atyrau Region — A wolf attacked a shepherd who was grazing his sheep. The shepherd grabbed the wolf's tongue and reportedly held it for an hour, sustaining injuries to his hand while the wolf became exhausted and died.[513] [514] [515] | |
July 7, 2006 | Becky Wanamaker, 25, female | Predatory | USA, Dalton Highway near campground northwest of Fairbanks, Alaska — A wolf chased and attacked a woman walking on the highway, injuring her legs before she found shelter and assistance.[516] | |
Winter 2005 | Two people | Unknown | Afghanistan, Khost province — Occurred during what was considered the worst Afghan Winter in over a decade.[517] | |
Winter 2005 | Four people | † | Afghanistan, Naka, Paktia province — Two of the victims were killed during trips to other villages. | |
February 2005 | Two people | † | Uzbekistan, Muinak district, western Uzbekistan — [518] | |
January 5, 2005 | Elderly Man | † Predatory | Iran, Village of Vali-Asr, near the town of Torbat Heydariya, Razavi Khorasan Province — Wolves attacked an elderly homeless man, inflicting fatal injuries despite attempts at rescue.[519] | |
December 31, 2004 | Fred Desjarlais, 55, male | Predatory | Canada, Key Lake, Saskatchewan — A wolf attacked and seriously injured a jogger, who was rescued by bus passengers. In response, authorities built an electric fence around a nearby landfill which was attracting predators.[520] [521] | |
November 28, 2004 | Onur Bahar, 10, male | † Predatory | Turkey, Talas District, Kayseri Province, Central Anatolia — A pack of wolves approached a group of children who were playing one mile from their homes, chasing and killing the slowest of the group.[522] [523] [524] [525] | |
Winter 2003–04 | Three people | Unknown | Russia, Astrakhan Oblast — [526] | |
Winter 2003–04 | Three shepherds | Unknown | Russia, Sredneakhtubinsky District — | |
February–August 2003 | 14 Children | † Predatory | India, Laliya, Auraiya, and Balrampur district, Uttar Pradesh — Wolves were believed responsible for the deaths of 14 children in a series of attacks.[527] | |
July 2, 2000 | Scott Langevin, 23, male | Predatory | Canada, Vargas Island Provincial Park, British Columbia — A wolf attacked a man sleeping outside at a campsite, inflicting serious injuries before other campers scared the animal away.[528] [529] | |
April 26, 2000 | John Stenglein, 6, male | Predatory | USA, Logging camp at Icy Bay, Alaska —A wolf attacked and severely injured boy playing at the edge of a forest. |
Date | Victim< | -- Name, age, sex --> | Type of attack | Location | Circumstances | |
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1996 | Anand Kumar, 4, male | † Predatory | Banbirpur, India | A wolf attacked and carried away a boy, who was killed and eaten. | [530] | |
August 1996 | Zachariah Delventhal, 11, male | Predatory | Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada | A wolf attacked and severely injured a boy who was sleeping outside with his family at a campsite. The family had earlier joined a group of Scouts in howling for wolves, which had been answered by a solitary wolf. Officials subsequently baited the campsite and a wolf was captured and destroyed. | [531] [532] [533] [534] | |
April 18, 1996 | Patricia Wyman, 24, female | † Captive | Haliburton Forest, Ontario, Canada | A pack of wolves fatally mauled a new caretaker at a privately owned wildlife reserve. The wolves were killed the following day. Though they had been raised in captivity, they were never socialized with people. | [535] | |
March 1996 | 60 children | † | Uttar Pradesh, India | A pack of wolves killed around 60 children in Uttar Pradesh near the Ganges river basin over the course of 3–9 months. | [536] [537] | |
February 21, 1996 | Michael Amosov, 60, male | † Predatory | Wolves were suspected in the presumed death of a man, whose footprints ended in bloody snow surrounded by wolf tracks. | [538] | ||
December 1995 | Adult, female | † Predatory | Hvoschono, Belarus | A wolf or wolves were suspected in the death of a woodcutter, whose remains were found surrounded by wolf tracks. | ||
December 1995 | Girl, nine | † Predatory | Usviatyda, Belarus | A wolf or wolves were suspected in the death of a girl whose body was surrounded by wolf tracks. | ||
October 1995 | Adult female and three men | † Rabid | Village south of Voronezh, Russia | A wolf fatally bit a woman in a cornfield, then bit three men in separate attacks. | ||
April 1993 – April 1995 | 60 children | Various | Hazaribagh, India | Five wolf packs were thought to be responsible for the attacks. | [539] | |
1995 | Unknown | † Predatory | Karelia, Russia | A fatal attack prompted a major hunt on wolves. | ||
1993 | Unknown, adult, female | † Predatory | Killed and partially eaten. | |||
June 3, 1989 | Alyshia Berczyk, 3, female | † Captive | Forest Lake, Minnesota, US | A captive wolf slammed a girl into the ground, causing fatal liver damage. | [540] | |
Late 1985 – January 1986 | 17 children | Predatory | Ashta, India | A pack of four wolves were believed responsible for attacks on 17 children, and were killed by hunters and forest officials. | [541] | |
June 1982 | Unknown, adult, female | Possibly rabid | Dubrova, Belarus | A wolf was believed responsible for an attack on a woman and previous attacks on people and livestock in three villages, and was killed by hunters. | ||
November 10, 1980 | † Rabid | Piskuni, Postavsky district, Russia | A wolf fatally mauled a woman who was defending her geese, and fatally injured a woman and injured a man who tried to intervene, before being killed by a crowd. | |||
1980 | Unknown, elderly, female | Rabid | Estonia | |||
August 1979 | Unknown, adult, female | Rabid | Sinezerka, Bryansk Oblast, Russia | A wolf bit a woman and attacked four other adults and a child. | ||
August 13, 1977 | Unknown, 7, male | Predatory | Delmenhorst, Germany | A wolf escaped during transport to an animal park. After four days, the hungry animal attacked a boy. | [542] | |
July 10, 1974 | Javier Iglesias Balbin, 3, male | † Predatory | Rante, Spain | A wolf carried off a boy, whose body was found in a nearby woodland. The wolf was killed with poison four days later, and was found to have a den with two pups, and a severe parasite infestation. | ||
July 4, 1974 | Jose Tomas Martinez Perez, 11 months, female | A wolf carried off a baby, dropping the fatally injured girl after being pursued. | ||||
May 23, 1974 | Unknown, 77, female | † Rabid | Arkadak, Saratov, Russia | A wolf fatally injured a woman and injured nine other people. | ||
February 3, 1973 | Three people | † Rabid | Aurangabad district, Bihar, India | A wolf attacked 12 people, three of whom died from head wounds.[543] | ||
Autumn 1971 | 18 men | Rabid | Hindu Kush, Afghanistan | All 18 victims were attacked while guarding crops. | ||
1961 | Unknown, adult, female | Rabid | ||||
June 21, 1959 | Manuel Sar Pazos, 4, male | Predatory | Tines village, Castrelo, Spain | A wolf bit a boy then chased his playmate, before being chased away by rescuers. Two wolves were subsequently killed. | ||
June 25, 1957 | Luis Vasquez Perez, 5, male | † Predatory | Vilare village, Castrelo, Spain | A wolf attacked and killed a boy on a road, then chased a boy before being chased by adults. | ||
1956 | Unknown, adult, male | † Predatory | Italy | Wolves killed and ate a postman outside of Rome. | [544] | |
April 12, 1952 | Lidia Tupitsyna, 6, female | † Predatory | Orichevsky District, Kirov Oblast, Russia | A wolf carried away a girl who was picking berries. | ||
1951–1953 | Four children | Predatory | Oritji, Kirov Oblast, Russia | |||
April 29, 1951 | Unknown, 10, female | † Predatory | Tarasovok, Orichevsky District, Kirov Oblast, Russia | A wolf killed a girl who was bathing with a friend in a creek. | ||
July–August 1950 | Two boys and a girl, aged 3–6 | Predatory | Lebyazhsky District, Kirov Oblast, Russia | |||
Reported in 1950 | Three children | † Predatory | Poltava Oblast, Ukraine | Multiple wolves killed three children. | ||
November 17, 1948 | Svetlana Tueva, 8, female | † Predatory | Zykov, Nolinsky District, Kirov Oblast, Russia | Five wolves attacked a girl returning from school with friends, dragging her into a forest and presumably eating her. | ||
July–August 1948 | Nine children, aged 7–12 | Predatory | Darovskoy District, Kirov Oblast, Russia | |||
December 1947 | Adult, female †; adolescent † | † Predatory | Kirov Oblast, Russia | An emaciated wolf killed two people near a railway station. The wolf had injured 13 people over the month, and was believed to have accustomed itself to scavenging human corpses during the war. | ||
1947 | Veniamina Fokina, 13, female | Predatory | Rusanov, Khalturinsky District, Kirov Oblast, Russia | |||
1947 | Anna Mikheeva, 16, female | † Predatory | Chernyabevij village, Rusanov, Khalturinsky District, Kirov Oblast, Russia | Wolves attacked a girl and her mother, dragging the girl's body into a forest where it was partially eaten. | ||
Summer 1946 | 14 children | Predatory | Kolchinsky, Malinsky and Savinsky localities, Kaluga Oblast, Russia | |||
July 14, 1946 | One child | Predatory | Red Warrior settlement, Kaluga Oblast, Russia | |||
May 8, 1945 | Pimma Molchanova, 5, female | † Predatory | Shilyavo, Nemsky District, Kirov Oblast, Russia | A wolf or wolves attacked a girl who was washing boots by a stream. A blood trail led to her partially eaten body. | ||
April 29, 1945 | Maria Berdnikova, 17, female | Predatory | Golodaevshchina, Kirov Oblast, Russia | A wolf attacked a girl near a cattle yard and, despite attempts at rescue, dragged her into a forest. | ||
1945 | 11 children | † Predatory | Portugal | Eaten by wolves | ||
September 21, 1944 | Valya Starikova, 13, female | † Predatory | Golodaevshchina, Kirov Oblast, Russia | A wolf or wolves carried a girl into a forest, where she was presumably eaten. | ||
Summer 1944 | Adult, female †; girl, 7 † | † Predatory | Dubniaki, Mari El, Russia | Wolves attacked and killed a woman and her granddaughter who were picking berries in the Mari-Solinsky forest. | ||
1944–1950 | 22 people, aged 3–17 | † Predatory | Kirov, Kirov Oblast, Russia | See Kirov wolf attacks. | ||
1943 | Inuit Boy | † Rabid | A timber wolf bit a boy who died of rabies infection. | [545] | ||
1942 | Inuit Hunter, adult, male | † Rabid | near the Noorvik area in Alaska | A timber wolf bit a hunter who died from rabies infection. | [546] | |
1940s | Unknown, 3, female | † Predatory | Kaluga Oblast, Russia | A wolf or wolves killed a girl who was picking flowers near Bytosh railway station. | ||
July–August, 1937 | Five children | Predatory | Tymoszewicze and Hryniewicze villages, Belarus | Two wolves attacked five children in a series of daylight incidents near homes. | ||
Winter 1932 | Unknown, 6, female | Predatory | Puumalan, Uikkaala, Finland | A wolf or wolves were presumed to have killed a girl who had disappeared. | [547] | |
1924 | Ten people | Rabid | Kirov, Kirov Oblast, Russia | Two rabid wolves killed one person, and bit ten others who survived. | ||
December 23, 1922 | Three men | † | Sturgeon River, Manitoba, Canada | Timber wolves killed a trapper and a bounty was placed on the animals. Shortly after, two First Nations hunters who had sought the bounty were found dead, surrounded by the carcasses of sixteen wolves. | [548] | |
April 1922 | Ben Cochrane, adult, male | † Predatory | Fisher River near Lake Winnipeg in Manitoba, Canada | A pack of timber wolves attacked and killed a trapper. His bones were found surrounded by the carcasses of eleven wolves: seven had been shot and four had been clubbed to death, with a broken rifle nearby. | [549] | |
February 10, 1918 | Unknown, adult, female | † Predatory | A wolf or wolves killed and ate a woman near her home. | |||
January 27, 1914 | Unknown, 8, female | † Predatory | Les Cars, France | A wolf or wolves killed a girl near the Les Cars forest. | ||
1912 | Lavabre, female | † Predatory | Alrance, France | A wolf or wolves killed and partially ate a female near Nazareth in the forest of Lagast. | ||
1900 | Unknown, adult, female | † Predatory | France | A wolf or wolves killed and ate a woman in a classroom. |
Date | Victim< | -- Name, age, sex --> | Type of attack | Location | Circumstances | |
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1897–1914 | 25 people | Rabid | ||||
1896–1897 | 205 people | Predatory | ||||
1896–1897 | 10 people | Predatory | Vologda Oblast, Russia | |||
1896–1897 | 18 people | Predatory | Kostroma Oblast, Russia | |||
1896–1897 | One person | Predatory | Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia | |||
1896–1897 | Nine people | Predatory | Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia | |||
1880 | Unknown, 8, male | Predatory | Uusikirkko, Karelia (then part of Finland) | [550] | ||
1880 | Unknown, child, female | Predatory | A wolf or wolves killed a girl in a barn. | |||
1879–1882 | 22-35 children | Predatory | Åbo, Finland | A pair of wolves were believed responsible for a series of attacks, with authorities calling on hunters from Russia, Lithuania and the Finnish army to kill them in January 1882. | ||
1877 | Nine children | Tammerfors, Finland | ||||
1875 | 160 people | Russia | ||||
1875 | 21 people | |||||
1 March 1873 | L. Laurens, 62 | Predatory | Meyrueis, France | "Eaten by a wolf". | ||
1863 | Unknown, newborn, male | Predatory | Saint-Amant-de-Bonnieure, France | A wolf or wolves were believed responsible for the death of a newborn, whose partially eaten body was found in a forest. | ||
1859 | Unknown, 12, female | Predatory | Eurajoki, Finland | |||
August 25, 1857 | Predatory | Châteauneuf-de-Randon, France | Wolves killed and ate a woman and her daughter. | |||
1850 | Unknown, child, female | Predatory | Luz-la-Croix-Haute, France | A wolf attacked and ate a child in a granary. | ||
1849–1851 | 266 adults and 110 children | Russia | ||||
Autumn 1847 | Ten children | Predatory | 20 km from Shuya, Russia | The wolf was believed to be the same animal which had killed children in June. | ||
June 1847 | Four children, aged 4–9 | Predatory | In four attacks over a few days, a wolf killed four children, carrying a 9-year-old girl away. | |||
1839–1850 | One adult and 20 children | Kimito, modern Russian Karelia | ||||
1836 | Three children | Kimito, Finland | ||||
January 1831 – summer 1832 | An adult and nine children | Predatory | Kaukola, Kareila, Finland | |||
July 9, 1824 | Unknown, 7, male | Predatory | Saint-Mary, France | "Eaten by a female wolf." | ||
May 31, 1824 | Unknown, 6, male | Mszaniec village, Bieszczady Mountains, Poland | ||||
May 19, 1824 | Unknown, 14 months, male | Predatory | Les Pins, France | "Eaten by a wolf." | ||
March 15, 1823 | Rabid | A wolf attacked and injured four people in the neighbourhood of a farmyard before it was killed. Two victims later died of rabies infection. | [551] | |||
September 7, 1821 | Pierre Clausse, 3, male | Predatory | Théding, France | A wolf carried away and ate a boy. | ||
June 26, 1821 | Dubois, 6, male | Predatory | Saint-Estèphe, France | A wolf dragged away and killed the youngest of four boys who were tending to pigs. | ||
December 30, 1820 – March 27, 1821 | 12 people, aged 3–19 | Predatory | Gysinge, Gästrikland, Sweden | In a series of attacks, a single wolf was believed responsible for 12 deaths and 15 injuries. It was thought that the wolf had escaped from captivity and had lost its fear of humans. | ||
1820 | 50 people | |||||
July 11, 1819 | Child, 4 | Predatory | La Ferté, Jura, France | "Caught and eaten by a wolf." | ||
1819 | 19 people | |||||
January 16, 1818 | Jean Baron, 3, male | Predatory | Billy-sur-Oisy, France | A wolf dragged away and presumably ate a boy. | ||
February 23, 1818 | François Talaron, male | Predatory | St. Martial, France | A wolf or wolves were believed responsible for eating his body in the mountains. | ||
June 30, 1817 | Predatory | Near Clamecy, France | A wolf killed a boy and girl who were tending livestock. | |||
1817 | Child | Predatory | Charentenay, France | A wolf killed a child; the attacker was initially misidentified as a hyena. | ||
August 15, 1817 | Jean-Baptiste Vigne, 7, male | Predatory | Sainte-Cécile-d'Andorge, France | A wolf dragged away and ate a boy. | ||
August 11, 1817 | Jean Castanet, 9, male | Predatory | Lamelouze, France | "Devoured". | ||
August 11, 1817 | Anne Vaudry, 6, female | Predatory | Rahon, France | A wolf killed and ate a girl. The animal was described as being the size of a calf. | ||
July 29, 1817 | Unknown, 8, male | Predatory | Montpont-en-Bresse, France | A pregnant wolf killed and ate a boy. | ||
September 11, 1816 | Alexis-Félix Chat, 10, male | Predatory | Gravières, France | "Devoured" by multiple wolves. | ||
October 10, 1816 | Jean-Louis Barre, 7, male | Predatory | Chamborigaud, France | |||
October 17, 1816 | Étienne Notet, 13, male | Predatory | Surgy, France | A wolf attacked and killed a young shepherd. | ||
September 21, 1816 | Pierre Noireau, 19, male | Predatory | Asnières-sous-Bois, France | A wolf attacked and dragged a man, who subsequently died from his wounds. | ||
May 10, 1816 | Predatory | Brèves, France | A wolf attacked and killed three children between the Nièvre and the Yonne. A wolf was killed and found to have human hair in its digestive tract. | |||
October 22, 1815 | Predatory | Fontenay-sous-Fouronnes, France | A wolf killed two boys. | |||
October 11, 1815 | Françoise Courtet, 10, female | Predatory | Festigny, France | A wolf killed a girl who was picking acorns. | ||
August 8, 1815 | Rose Rainardj, 6, female | Predatory | Courry, France | A wolf dragged and ate a girl. | ||
June 20, 1815 | Cécile Trial, 12, female | Predatory | Les Vans, France | Throat torn out. | ||
May 9, 1815 | Rose Coste, 7, female | Predatory | Malbosc, France | A wolf killed and ate a girl outside her house. | ||
December 6, 1814 | Two people | Predatory | Chaingy, France | A wolf dubbed the Beast of Orléans killed two people and injured eight others. | ||
December 5, 1814 | Marie-Anne Cribier, 14, female | Predatory | Huisseau-sur-Mauves, France | |||
November 20, 1814 | Marie Domergue, 30, female | Predatory | Saint-André-Capcèze, France | A wolf killed and partially ate a woman. | ||
October 14, 1814 | Anne Robert veuve Comte, 38, female | Predatory | Aujac, France | "Devoured by a wolf". | ||
October 28, 1814 | Frédéric Comte, 4, male | Predatory | Les Vans, France | |||
September 3, 1814 | Child | Predatory | Blannay, France | A wolf inflicted fatal injuries on a child. | ||
September 3, 1814 | Child | Predatory | Sermizelles, France | |||
September 1, 1814 | Child | Predatory | Malbosc, France | |||
September 1, 1814 | Child | Predatory | Aujac, France | |||
September 1, 1814 | Rose Figeire, 4, female | Predatory | Ponteils-et-Brésis, France | A wolf dragged away and partially ate a girl. | ||
August 28, 1814 | François, 6, male | Predatory | Malons-et-Elze, France | "Devoured by a wolf". | ||
July 14, 1814 | Unknown, adult, female | Predatory | Saint-Cyr-les-Colons, France | A "furious" wolf killed and partially ate a woman. | ||
June 31, 1814 | Unknown, 8, female | Predatory | Saint-Moré, France | A wolf killed and ate a girl, and injured two other children on the same day. | ||
May 26, 1814 | Unknown, 8, female | Predatory | Voutenay-sur-Cure, France | A wolf dragged away and ate a girl, and had bitten an older girl on the same day. | ||
October 22, 1813 | Rose Henriette Dumas, 7, female | Predatory | Saint-André-de-Cruzières, France | A wolf killed and partially ate a girl. | ||
September 8, 1813 | Joseph Gadilhe, 14, male | Predatory | Banne, France | A "wolf-like animal" killed and ate a boy. | ||
August 22, 1813 | Marie Rose André, 7, female | Predatory | Concoules, France | A wolf killed and partially ate a girl. | ||
June 29, 1813 | Unknown, child, female | Predatory | Morey, France | |||
June 29, 1813 | Unknown, adult, female | Predatory | Percey-le-Grand, France | Wolves ate a woman. | ||
June 28, 1813 | Charbonnet, 12, female | Predatory | Cult, Haute-Saône, France | A wolf killed and ate a shepherd girl who was guarding her flock with her mother. | ||
June 25, 1813 | Cardot, 10, female | Predatory | Chancey, France | A wolf or wolves killed and ate a girl who was gathering herbs. | ||
May 30, 1813 | Jean-Baptiste Nicolas, 7, male | Predatory | Sénéchas, France | A wolf inflicted fatal bites on a boy. | ||
February 6, 1813 | Catherine Figeire, 11, female | Predatory | Ponteils, France | "Devoured". | ||
January 22, 1812 | Marie-Rose Hours, 9, female | Predatory | Malbosc, France | A wolf inflicted fatal bites on a girl. | ||
January 8, 1813 | Augustin Coulomb, 8, male | Predatory | Sainte-Marguerite-Lafigère, France | A wolf attacked and partially ate a boy. | ||
December 30, 1812 | Joseph Pialet, 3, male | Predatory | Malbosc, France | A wolf carried a boy away from his yard and inflicted fatal injuries. | ||
November 21, 1812 | Marie Dairès, 9, female | Predatory | Malons-et-Elze, France | Three wolves attacked and killed a shepherd girl who was protecting her flock. | ||
November 19, 1812 | Pierre-Victor Albaric, 4, male | Predatory | Vialas, France | A wolf killed and partially ate a boy. | ||
October 29, 1812 | Joseph Auziol, 13, male | Predatory | Malbosc, France | A wolf killed and ate a boy near his house. | ||
October 28, 1812 | Marie Chat, 3, female | Predatory | Gravières, France | A wolf killed and ate a girl near her home. | ||
October 26, 1812 | Jean Placide Hours, 6, male | Predatory | Malbosc, France | "Devoured." | ||
October 21, 1812 | Cyprien Marcias, 10, male | Predatory | Concoules, France | A wolf, described as "enormous", killed a boy. | [552] | |
September 8, 1812 | François Marcy, 7, male | Predatory | Les Vans, France | A wolf or wolves were believed to have killed and partially eaten a boy, burying some body parts in a pit. | ||
August 14, 1812 | Unknown child | Predatory | Near Mailley, France | Wolves inflicted fatal injuries on a child that was walking home. | ||
January, 1812 | Unknown, 13, male | Predatory | Crozon, France | |||
October 11, 1811 | Louis Herpeux, 14, male | Predatory | Québriac, France | A large wolf dragged a boy into a forest. | ||
September 22, 1811 | Isaac, 5, male | Predatory | Concoules, France | A wolf killed and partially ate a boy. | ||
September 15, 1811 | Jaques-François Claudinot, 10, male | Predatory | Aujac, France | |||
August 25, 1811 | Pierre André, 5, male | Predatory | Concoules, France | A wolf killed and partially ate a boy. | ||
July 3, 1811 | Unknown, child | Predatory | Vezet, France | |||
July 3, 1811 | Unknown, child | Predatory | Arbecey, France | |||
April 14, 1811 | Three children | Predatory | Near Ponteils, France | |||
March 24, 1811 | Jean-Baptiste Blanc, 6, male | Predatory | Saint-André-Capèze, France | Wolves killed a shepherd boy defending his flock. | ||
February 15, 1811 | Unknown, 9, female | Predatory | Clairefontaine, France | A wolf severely injured a girl near a woodland, attacking for half an hour before she was rescued. | ||
August 17, 1810 | Judith Geraets, 3, female | Predatory | Beringen, Helden, The Netherlands | A wolf killed a girl who was collecting cattle feed in the field with her ten-year-old sister at 8:00 pm. The wolf took the child into the moorland to eat the child. The next day her intestines were found during a drive-hunt. On September 2, a wolf was encountered with a child's head in his mouth. | ||
October 6, 1809 | Victoire Polge, 7, male | Predatory | Génolhac, France | A wolf or wolves were believed to have attacked and eaten a boy. | ||
October 2, 1809 | Jean Almeras, 5, male | Predatory | Ponteils, France | A wolf killed and ate a shepherd boy defending his flock. | ||
June 10, 1809 | Adélaïde Simon, 9, female | Predatory | Sénoncourt, France | A wolf killed a shepherd girl guarding her flock. | ||
June 3, 1809 | Unknown, 10, male | Predatory | Amance, France | A wolf killed a boy who was tending to livestock with two friends. | ||
March 28, 1809 | Antoine Fleurot, 19, male | Predatory | Saint-Léger-Vauban, France | A wolf or wolves killed and partially ate a man. | ||
1807 | Unknown, child, female | Predatory | Cugnet, France | A wolf or wolves killed and partially ate a girl. | ||
July, 1807 | Two children | Predatory | Near Beauvais, France | |||
June 24, 1807 | Unknown, 4, male | Predatory | Yssingeaux, France | A wolf carried away and ate a boy. | ||
June 13, 1807 | Vitaux, 8, male | Predatory | Sacy, France | Starving wolves ate a boy. | ||
June, 1807 | Unknown, child | Predatory | Near Beauvais, France | A wolf killed one child and seriously injured another. | ||
July, 1806 | Unknown, 4, female | Predatory | Saint-Géry, France | A wolf partially ate a girl in front of her house. | ||
July 1, 1801 | Berthe, 12, female | Predatory | La Chapelle-Saint-André, France | A wolf killed and ate a girl and injured several other children. | ||
June 30, 1801 | Midrouillet, 14, male | Predatory | Colméry, France | |||
June 17, 1801 | Gayeux, 14, female | Predatory | La Chapelle-Saint-André, France | A wolf ate a shepherd boy who was tending his flock. | ||
June 15, 1801 | Coignet, 12, female | Predatory | Menou, France | A wolf ate a shepherd girl who was tending her flock. | ||
June 13, 1801 | Jean Aimard, 10, male | Predatory | Oudan, France | A wolf ate a shepherd boy who was tending his flock. | ||
June 12, 1801 | Jean Paisan, 5, male | Predatory | Varzy, France | A wolf ate a shepherd boy who was tending his flock. | ||
May 25, 1801 | Madeleine Champy, 10, female | Predatory | Varzy, France | A wolf described as a "greyhound" or "morning wolf" killed and ate a girl. | ||
December 28, 1800 | Unknown, about 6–8 years, female | Predatory | Sørum, Akershus, Norway |
Date | Victim< | -- Name, age, sex --> | Type of attack | Location | Circumstances | |
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July 7, 1799 | Julien, child, female | Predatory | Veyreau, France | |||
July 7, 1799 | Graille, child, male | Predatory | Veyreau, France | |||
June 23, 1799 | Pierre-Jean Mauri, 6, male | Predatory | Veyreau, France | |||
November 4, 1797 | François Nante, 10, male | Predatory | La Tranclière, France | Wolves ate a boy. | ||
August 18, 1797 | Unknown, 5 | Predatory | Viliers-sur-Loir, France | Wolves ate a child, prompting a large-scale hunt at Montoire. | ||
September 10, 1796 | Jean Delpuech, 7, male | Predatory | Pleaux, France | A wolf inflicted fatal injuries on a boy near the "Dix-Maisons" section. | ||
May 4, 1796 | 8-10 children | Predatory | Donzy, France | |||
May 17, 1795 | Marie Angélique, 4, female | Predatory | Morteau, France | A wolf killed and partially ate a girl. | ||
November 11, 1793 | Maupin, 9, male | Predatory | Perrancey, France | A wolf killed and ate a boy. | ||
October 7, 1793 | Aubin Charles, 12, male | Sacquenay, France | A wolf inflicted fatal injuries on a boy. | |||
September 1, 1793 | Nicolas Roth, 6, male | Predatory | Selongey, France | A wolf or wolves killed and ate a boy near the Saint-Anne chapel. | ||
June 20, 1793 | Anne Claude Berthiaux, child, female | Predatory | Thervay, France | A wolf killed a girl. | ||
July 4 – August 22, 1792 | 11 children:Maria Antonia Rimoldi, child, female;Giuseppa Re, 13, female; Anna Maria Borghi, 13, female;Regina Mosca, 12, female;Giovanna Sada, 10, female;Domenico Cattaneo, 13, male; Antonia Maria Beretta, 8, female;Giuseppa Saracchi, 6, female; Carlo Oca, 8, male,;Giuseppe Antonio Gaudenzio, 10, male | † Predatory | Northern Italy | A single wolf was thought responsible for a dozen attacks on children, including nine fatalities, with several victims carried away and partially eaten. Six of the children had been tending to livestock, others were gathering wood or herbs. A wolf was subsequently captured in a pit on September 18 and killed. | [553] | |
June 19, 1788 | Anne Court, 25, female | Predatory | Les Adrets-de-l'Estérel, France | |||
June 26, 1788 | François, 8, male | Predatory | Plan de la Tour, France | A wolf or wolves killed and ate a boy during the night near the bastide of Guigonet. | ||
June 6, 1788 | Dominique Pierruguès, 11, male | Predatory | Callas, France | |||
April 1, 1788 | Unknown, 14, male | Predatory | Brie, France | A wolf, described as "monstrous", ate a boy. | ||
1788 | Unknown, 10 | Predatory | Castelnau-de-Brassac, France | Wolves attacked a boy in full daylight, inflicting fatal injuries. | ||
August 29, 1787 | Unknown, child, male | Rabid | Saint-Marcel, France | A wolf fatally injured a boy. | ||
September 25, 1786 | Unknown, adult, male | Predatory | Rabouillet, France | Five wolves attacked a man near his cabin. | ||
1785 | Two men | Predatory | Mirebeau, France | Wolves, which were unknown in the area, killed two men. | ||
August 29, 1785 | Geneviève Gauthier, 62, female | Predatory | Baule, France | A wolf, which had terrorized the area for 5–6 months, fatally injured a woman. | ||
June 22, 1785 | Louise Angélique Sainson, 18, female | Predatory | Meung-sur-Loire, France | |||
February 28, 1784 | Madaleine Fournier, 40, female | Predatory | Houssay, France | A starving wolf killed and partially ate a woman. | ||
February 28, 1784 | Jeanne Crosnier, 60, female | Predatory | Houssay, France | |||
June 11, 1784 | Unknown, 37, female | Predatory | Vouzy, France | A wolf killed and ate a woman. | ||
April 15, 1783 | Unknown, 10, male | Predatory | Montsauche, France | A wolf dragged away and killed a shepherd boy who was guarding a flock with two other boys. | ||
October 13, 1777 | Benoîte Branchu, 13, female | Predatory | Cormaranche-en-Bugey, France | |||
October 9, 1777 | Philibert Martinaud, 3, female | Predatory | Ruffieu, France | |||
September 16, 1777 | Unknown, 3 | Predatory | Dramely, France | A wolf dragged away and partially ate a child. | ||
August 6, 1777 | Françoise Combet, 4, female | Predatory | Hautville-Lompnes, France | |||
July 23, 1777 | Jean-Baptiste Flamier, 7, male | Predatory | Arinthod, France | A wolf dragged a boy into a field and inflicted fatal injuries. | ||
June 13, 1777 | Benoît Janin-Tivolet, 9, male | Predatory | Hauteville-Lompnes, France | A wolf fatally injured a boy. | ||
April 2, 1777 | Marie-Claudine Marillier, 4, female | Predatory | Charchilla, France | |||
February, 1776 | Marchon, child | Predatory | Valfin-sur-Valouse, France | A wolf killed and partially ate a child. | ||
November 11, 1776 | Claude Joseph Comte, 5, male | Predatory | Vescles, France | |||
September 4, 1776 | Joseph Charpillon, 7, male | Predatory | Vescles, France | |||
August 22, 1776 | Claude-Marie Perrot, 8, female | Predatory | Légna, France | |||
June 17, 1776 | Jeanne-Louise Robert, 7, female | Predatory | Le Balme-de-Siligny, France | A wolf inflicted fatal bites on a girl. | ||
May 11, 1776 | Unknown, 13, male | Predatory | Onoz, France | Wolves killed and ate a boy. | ||
1773 | 17 children | Predatory | Arinthod, France | |||
August 13, 1773 | Isabelle Le Deuff, 9, female | Predatory | Melgven, France | A wolf, thought to be a starving female, killed and ate a girl. | ||
August, 1773 | Unknown, 8, female | Predatory | Rosporden, France | A wolf carried away a girl, whose remains were found alongside those of an older person. | ||
May 20, 1772 | Jean-Baptiste Leroy, 7, male | Predatory | Saint-Ay, France | Wolf prints were found near a boy's remains. | ||
December 4, 1772 | Nicolas Guillaumé, 4, male | Predatory | Paucourt, France | |||
October, 1771 | Unknown, adult, male | Predatory | Near Forges-les-Eaux, France | Wolves killed and partially ate a man. | ||
September 23, 1770 | Unknown, child, male | Predatory | Charleval, France | |||
September 22, 1770 | Unknown, child, male | Predatory | Auzouville-sur-Ry, France | A wolf inflicted fatal injuries on a boy, despite his rescue by other children. | ||
September 21, 1770 | Unknown, 11, female | Predatory | Saint-Aignan-sur-Ry, France | A wolf called "hare wolf" killed a girl. | ||
September 13, 1770 | Mulot, 8, male | Predatory | Charleval, France | A white female wolf with pups killed a boy, raising rumours that the animal was a werewolf, a Jesuit or a witch. | ||
September 8, 1770 | Passeleur, 6, female | Predatory | Saint-Denis-le-Thiboult, France | |||
September 8, 1770 | Unknown, 7, male | Predatory | Ry, France | A wolf called "hare wolf" dragged away and partially ate a boy. | ||
November 21, 1765 | 14 people | Rabid | Orio Litta, Northern Italy. | In a series of attacks, a female wolf from the Adda woodlands bit 16 people as well as dogs and horses before being killed. A medic in Milan confirmed that it had been rabid. | ||
June 1764 – June 1767 | 113 people | Predatory | Gévaudan, France. | [554] [555] | ||
January, 1763 | Nils Nilsson, 8, male | Predatory | Västergötland, Sweden | |||
August 15, 1747 | Antonio Selva, 65, male | Rabid | Mottalciata, Northern Italy | A wolf bit a man on the head. | ||
August 26, 1738 | Margherita Cracco, 12, female | Predatory | Salussola, Northern Italy. | |||
June 29, 1738 | Maria Lozia, 14, female | Predatory | Salussola, Northern Italy. | |||
October 10, 1737 | Maria Azeglio, 12, female | Predatory | Salussola, Northern Italy. | |||
September 4, 1737 | Angela Maria Badone, 12, female | Predatory | Massazza, Northern Italy. | A wolf killed and ate a shepherd girl who was tending her flock. | ||
July 5, 1737 | Caterina Messerano, 11, female | Predatory | Benna, Northern Italy. | A wolf or wolves killed a shepherd girl who was tending her flock. | ||
October 13, 1736 | Angelica Maria Francesca Baijs, 8, female | Predatory | Massazza, Northern Italy. | A wolf carried a girl away and inflicted fatal wounds before being chased away. | ||
July 11, 1732 | Anna Caterina Barbero, 12, female | Predatory | Salussola, Northern Italy. | |||
Holy Saturday, 1732 | Domenica Pozzo, 13, female | Predatory | Zimone, Northern Italy. | |||
April 27, 1732 | Maria Borri Piombin, 14, female | Predatory | Benna, Northern Italy. | |||
April 14, 1732 | Anna Maria Ferrero, 6, female | Predatory | Roppolo, Northern Italy. | |||
March 30, 1732 | Margherita Noé, 6, female | Predatory | Salussola, Northern Italy. | Wolves inflicted fatal injuries on a girl. | ||
March 27, 1732 | Domenica Maria Rodda, 4, female | Predatory | Cavaglià, Northern Italy. | A wolf or wolves inflicted fatal wounds on a girl. | ||
August 3, 1731 | Borta Johansdotter, 12, female | Predatory | Dalsland, Sweden | |||
1730 | Margherita Garrone, 8, female | Predatory | Cavaglià, Northern Italy. | A wolf or wolves killed and partially ate a girl near her home. | ||
September 18, 1729 | Bartolomeo Perazzone di Zimone, 9, male | Predatory | Cavaglià, Northern Italy. | A wolf or wolves killed and partially ate a shepherd boy who was tending his flock. | ||
July 10, 1729 | Caterina Cabrio, 2, female | Predatory | Cavaglià, Northern Italy. | A wolf or wolves killed and partially ate a girl. | ||
July 7, 1729 | Giuseppe Cabrio, 10, male | Predatory | Cavaglià, Northern Italy. | |||
June 25, 1729 | Giovanni Battista Giaretti, 12, male | Predatory | Cavaglià, Northern Italy. | A wolf or wolves killed a shepherd boy who was tending his flock. | ||
January 6, 1728 and December 17, 1727 | Predatory | Värmland County, Sweden | One wolf was believed responsible for two separate attacks. | |||
April 29, 1711 | Two shepherds, adults | Rabid | Ronca, Northern Italy. | A wolf injured two shepherds who subsequently died from rabies infection. The animal was believed to have bitten over 100 livestock in San Lino del Belvedere and San Giovanni a Longe. | ||
September 9, 1705 | Annunciata Maria Almasio, 7, female | Predatory | Rebaù, Gorla Maggiore, Northern Italy. | A wolf or wolves were believed to have killed and partially eaten a girl. | ||
August 28, 1705 | Maria Campascina, 65, female | Predatory | Rebaù, Gorla Maggiore, Northern Italy. | A wolf or wolves were believed to have killed a woman who was working in a field. | ||
March, 1705 | Anna Maria, 9, female | Predatory | Gorla Maggiore, Northern Italy. | A wolf or wolves were believed to have killed and eaten a girl in her home. | ||
1704 | 16 people | Predatory | Varesotto, Northern Italy. |
Book: Wolf attacks on humans: an update for 2002–2020. January 2021. Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA) . 9788242647214 .