resting wolf, Kolmården Wildlife Park, Sweden

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Zoo keeper was killed in a wolf attack at Kolmården Wildlife Park in Sweden on 17th of June 2012. The wolves are usually not aggressive, but the wildlife park had several small incidents with play which has gone overboard. The last time a wolf killed someone in Sweden was at the beginning of the 1800's. That happened in a similar place, a protected area in an animal park.

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