From the small number of documented attacks, it can be concluded that the vast majority of wolves do not pose any threat to human safety. ... Most of the unprovoked attacks by healthy wild wolves that have occurred were caused by wolves that became fearless of humans due to habituation.

Are wolves aggressive to humans?

Wolves are extremely wary of humans and not aggressive toward them by nature. Wolf attacks are the rarest of all large predator attacks. ... It is believed that these fatalities were the result of habituated or sick wolves. Injuries from wolves have also been extremely rare in North America.

Do wolves randomly attack humans?

United States Fish and Wildlife Service concludes that wolves are very shy of humans but are opportunistic hunters and will attack humans if the opportunity arises and advise against "actions that encourage wolves to spend time near people".