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Making 1kg of wolf requires way more than 1kg of prey. A rule of thumb I've heard is a step in food chain has only about 10% efficiency.

If wolves were more prey than predator populations would decline very quickly.

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The article is a commentary on the vilification of wolves, not whether or not they're literally prey animals.

Wolves are our prey. And we do cause their populations to decline quickly, when we're not prevented from doing so by laws.

Everything is our prey tho..

They're only "more prey than predator" because humans have fought back against them.

A wolf wouldn't think twice about killing a human.

Actually they avoid humans as much as possible. Wolves have been reintroduced where I live about a decade ago. Zero problems with humans.

Nowadays sure, but historically that's not true.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf_attack#History_and_percep...

I think a wolf would do more than think twice faced 1:1.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wolf_attacks_in_North_...

"There have been only two verified documented deaths from wild healthy wolves in North America"

now as the list demonstrates "verified...wild healthy" leaves a hell of a lot of wiggle room but even then lists are not long.

Historically wolf culling has been more about protecting livestock and pets than people. It's also helpful for hunters to make sure they're not competing for deer.

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