I responded to a thread a few months ago regarding encounters in the wilderness with animals. Someone expressed concern over my inclusion of anecdotal evidence regarding a kayaker on Nootka Island who was chased by a pack of wolves. I admitted it was atypical in the extreme, but that the source was reliable, despite the fact that wolves are very skittish creatures on our coast. I sent a rejoiner simply stating that kayakers need to be careful, and realize they are the intruders into the wilderness home of these creatures, and that increasing wilderness usage will mean more encounters of possibly a negative kind to both the human and the animal(s) in question -- and left it at that. I send this post simply as a follow up and to reinforce the notion to be careful in areas abounding with wildlife... <http://www.tvforbc.com/bctv.nsf/regional/F44E32402D4DAF4088256910006F0B42?OpenDocument> BC'in Ya Doug Lloyd *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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