Wolves tree DNR worker in Okanogan county

[KFhunter]

Story was posted in Seattle times  this morning,wolves below tree when helicopter showed up.

link:

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/northwest/researcher-climbs-30-feet-up-a-tree-to-get-away-from-pack-of-wolves/

Rogers said when the helicopter arrived, the pilot told dispatch, “We’ve got wolves on the ground.”

This is promising:

“If these types of situations are going to become a common occurrence, we would like to be prepared for potential encounters in the future.”


IE: armed or escorted researchers, preferably in pairs. 

[KFhunter]

We're just getting started folks, the frequency and severity of wolf/human encounters will increase as wolf populations continue to climb and prey populations continue to dwindle.

[jackelope]

Maybe it's me, and I've spent plenty of time in the woods by myself, but it seems weird to have a person in that country alone....especially working for a gov entity. Seems like liability would be such a concern, they'd force some sort of buddy system setup. It is the 21st century after all.

[Bob33]

Unverified mention of seeing two wolves, no way of knowing how many she encountered.  Seeing them and number around rarely are the same.
Was she ordered not to talk about it? 

Nobody knows any of the answers to your questions. That'll be the problem with this event.

Is there a legit reason why she would be ordered to not talk about it?

There are lots of valid reasons why "no comment" would be an appropriate response immediately following an incident like that. I'd probably say the same thing.

[Miles]

Maybe it's me, and I've spent plenty of time in the woods by myself, but it seems weird to have a person in that country alone....especially working for a gov entity. Seems like liability would be such a concern, they'd force some sort of buddy system setup. It is the 21st century after all.

Someone from western Washington suggesting bigger government and the buddy system, all in the name of safety.   Say it ain’t so.  Lol

[jackelope]

Maybe it's me, and I've spent plenty of time in the woods by myself, but it seems weird to have a person in that country alone....especially working for a gov entity. Seems like liability would be such a concern, they'd force some sort of buddy system setup. It is the 21st century after all.

Someone from western Washington suggesting bigger government and the buddy system, all in the name of safety.   Say it ain’t so.  Lol

Read again. I'm pretty sure I wasn't suggesting it...moreso I was saying it seemed weird to me that it wasn't implemented. Even tried to inject a little sarcasm.

[CAMPMEAT]

Why didn't she take a few pictures or even a video of said precious wolves she loves so much ?

[Caseyd]

Why didn't she take a few pictures or even a video of said precious wolves she loves so much ?

I’m sure she did. Employer’s phone = employer’s photos 

[Blacktail Sniper]

Unverified mention of seeing two wolves, no way of knowing how many she encountered.  Seeing them and number around rarely are the same.
Was she ordered not to talk about it? 

Nobody knows any of the answers to your questions. That'll be the problem with this event.

Is there a legit reason why she would be ordered to not talk about it?

There are lots of valid reasons why "no comment" would be an appropriate response immediately following an incident like that. I'd probably say the same thing.

What reasons would those be?

Serious question, as this just doesn't seem to be that big an event in the grand scheme of things...no apparent injuries or deaths of man or beast.

So what could possibly be the reason for not giving a full and detailed account of what happened and the response?

If this was as really as simple an incident as stated, gal got ran up or got scared and climbed a tree, called for help and help came and got her... If that is true, there really isn't anything that requires in-depth investigation/secrecy.

[Bob33]

Unverified mention of seeing two wolves, no way of knowing how many she encountered.  Seeing them and number around rarely are the same.
Was she ordered not to talk about it? 

Nobody knows any of the answers to your questions. That'll be the problem with this event.

Is there a legit reason why she would be ordered to not talk about it?

There are lots of valid reasons why "no comment" would be an appropriate response immediately following an incident like that. I'd probably say the same thing.

What reasons would those be?

Serious question, as this just doesn't seem to be that big an event in the grand scheme of things...no apparent injuries or deaths of man or beast.

So what could possibly be the reason for not giving a full and detailed account of what happened and the response?

If this was as really as simple an incident as stated, gal got ran up or got scared and climbed a tree, called for help and help came and got her... If that is true, there really isn't anything that requires in-depth investigation/secrecy.

Maybe she was traumatized and simply wanted to be left alone.

Perhaps she violated a company policy.

Maybe she was concerned that everything she did and said would be armchair quarterbacked by people who weren't there and didn't really know what actually occurred. Not that anything like that would happen.

[cbond3318]

Maybe she had just finished releasing a breeding pair when they turned on her and forced up a tree.....

[Widgeondeke]

Maybe it's me, and I've spent plenty of time in the woods by myself, but it seems weird to have a person in that country alone....especially working for a gov entity. Seems like liability would be such a concern, they'd force some sort of buddy system setup. It is the 21st century after all.

Maybe like in the military,  they can't sue the Guvmint  for liability or stupidity

[Knocker of rocks]

Maybe it's me, and I've spent plenty of time in the woods by myself, but it seems weird to have a person in that country alone....especially working for a gov entity. Seems like liability would be such a concern, they'd force some sort of buddy system setup. It is the 21st century after all.

Sounds like she was a grad student,  so she might not have been working for anybody but herself.

[Cougartail]

I'm not into conspiracy theories.. but maybe she was not a she and wildlife is targeting transgenders??

Something to think about? (just not for to long..)

[jackelope]

Maybe it's me, and I've spent plenty of time in the woods by myself, but it seems weird to have a person in that country alone....especially working for a gov entity. Seems like liability would be such a concern, they'd force some sort of buddy system setup. It is the 21st century after all.

Sounds like she was a grad student,  so she might not have been working for anybody but herself.

Not the case according to the USFWS.