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  Wolf/dog hybrids are bad news. Too comfortable around humans and very aggressive.
context: The male dog that decided to approach a female wolf in the linked story must have been pretty fearless. >
  
  So basically this >
  
  And this is why you need to get your animals fixed. >
  
  New Game of Thrones spin-off? >
  
  Sounds like a new take on Call of the Wild. >
  
  Better Call Wild >
  
  Call of Wild: Mating Warfare. >
  
  Wolf dogs take on the worst traits of both species and are incredibly dangerous. Learned all about them at the wonderful Wolf Hollow in Ipswich, MA. 
  I love Balto but I’m guessing euthanizing these pups will cause the least amount of harm to the environment/community. >
  
  Before my parents owned their own home they rented from a friend who owned a wolf dog. That fucker stole my Woody Toy Story doll and ripped it’s head off. Boy I was heated >
  
  Sad that it had to be done but it’s for everyone’s protection. Wolves being willing to go near humans is a really really bad idea. >
  
  Laughs nervously in ancient wolf >
  
  Check out Skinwalker ranch, trust me. >
  
  What do you mean? >
  
  Oh apparently there are bulletproof wolves who steal livestock whenever they want. Just saying, there's a place on this planet where wolves apparently win! >
  
  According to the Navajo stories I've heard, skinwalkers aren't bulletproof. And they usually masquerade as deer, not wolves. >
  
  Until actual evidence is presented to me this is a fragmented navajo myth hijacked for money making endevaors that has the wool pulled over billions of peoples eyes.
  So, you say wolves, I say, who cares? There's nothing until there's something. Cause I can tell you all about the pixies in my yard who have been there since 3 billion years ago guiding the future of creatures of my yard and right now that's exactly as viable as a story to take seriously. >
  
  Yeah, fair enough. >
  
  Recalling a story, I believe they can be bigger than wolves, more aggressive (attacking other wolves and humans). Generally a good idea to eradicate half wolf/dogs. >
  
  Bigger than wolves?! >
  
  Hybrids aren't the average of the two parents.
  The liger is bigger than a lion and a tiger, and is the biggest cat breed in the world. >
  
  I know but damn wolves are huge >
  
  It's because mammals have a gene or whatever that tells us when it's time to stop growing.
  Hybrids have that part of their DNA a little off balance so sometimes they just get big as fuck. >
  
  Thats why we sometimdes croos breed diferent sheep types to get better lambs for the next generation, but then you should cull the entire generation cause breeding the next fen is usually pretty bad quality. But first gen mix are usually really good mix. >
  
  Why does this sound like there’s going to be a standoff. Just imagine if they could see this and get a heads up. >
  
  It's on the internet. What prevents them from acquiring a phone with a plan and reading it? >
  
  Oh idk maybe the ^systematic ^oppression ^of ^wolves? >
  
  ...This isn't oniony, it's just sad. >
  
  This subreddit isn't for things that are oniony (despite the name) the mods will actually remove oniony articles. >
  
  Rule number 2? 🤔 >
  
  I know what the rules say, and that's the original intent of the subreddit, but some of the mods will actually remove oniony posts.  
  I posted one a while back about a car company slowing your car down if you didn't pay them a \~$1,200/year subscription.  The thing read like a satire piece of subscription services going too far, except it was actually real life...but the mods removed it....even though it was oniony and not actual satire (was a real news story) >
  
  Strange and irrelevant inclusion of a piece about wolf-dogs in the USA there. >
  
  I think the point is to show that many different places have similar policies. >
  
  I guess that means it won't grow up to be Teen Wolf. >
  
  Why? >
  
  To put it simply: Wolves are generally endangered or misplaced due to human activity and "protective" shooting. Wolfdogs, if left in the wild, might be more willing to approach humans and their livestock, and will interbreed with wild wolves and make them more willing. This will be very likely to kill a lot of (in comparison to how many there are) wolves, as instead of just the original wolfdogs getting shot, it puts more wolves at risk of kills to "protect" humans and livestock.
  However, if you take them away instead, they cannot be safely brought into human homes. They need to be taken to specific sanctuaries, but those are already full of wolfdogs people obtained as "exotic pets" that, surprise, were too much to handle. >
  
  It has nothing to do with any of that and has everything to do with preserving population genetics. Hybridization is bad news for endangered species. >
  
  Actually, it's both. If the issue was only hybridization, they don't need to shoot them, they could just take them away from the wild wolf populations. >
  
  And do what with them? >
  
  Put them in zoos, sanctuaries, give them to people as pets. Part of what I mentioned is that they aren't doing that is that it's dangerous and most sanctuaries are far too full. You said "it has nothing to do with any of that" some suppose you know of some alternative? >
  
  Why would they do any of that? I've worked in conservation for years. Hybrids are bad. We typically just destroy them if we can. >
  
  This is monstrous. >
  
  Nah it's based >
  
  If it’s really about maintaining the genetics of the wolf population, why not trap, spay, and neuter them? >
  
  Likely because there is only enough habitat and food to support a specific size of population, so filling that with half dog hybrids who are sterile still harm the pure breeds by reducing available habitat and food and kill pups.  
  It is also likely cost based. It is cheaper to kill an animal than it is to capture, tag, spay/neuter. >
  
  The real problem is humanity encroaching on there terretory. We have to limit humanities never ending expansion. >
  
  welp that means you need to curb consumption, of comsumer goods, of luxury goods (fast food & a big portion of the meat we eat), and home/suburb size.
  I firmly believe people don’t need mansions to be happy, they get em to compete with their neighbors >
  
  I would like to know what dog was large and brave enough to impregnate a fucking wolf. I'm assuming it was a smaller wolf but that's still pretty wild. >
  
  Why?