Wolf chased after motorcyclist who'd almost knocked it over

A man from Banff in Alberta, Canada, came within metres of being caught by a wolf, but luckily he was on his motorcycle during the close call on Highway 93. He was also able to snap some photos of the chase. Tim Bartlett was testing out his new bike in Kootenay National Park on Saturday when he almost hit a wolf.



He swerved and sped away, but then headed back with his camera. By the time he got back to the area where he saw the wolf, it had jumped over a concrete barrier. He thought it was gone. "But as soon as I got to where that was, it jumped back, and the chase was on," said Bartlett. The wolf crossed a lane of traffic while attempting to catch up to him.

"It sort of sped up initially; it gave a real good burst of speed," said Bartlett. "And then after that it just trotted along beside me, but it probably got within three or four metres." The wolf kept up with him for about a kilometre, while Bartlett snapped some pictures. He eventually sped off. The wolf had stopped in the middle of the road before heading back into the nearby forest.



It's "not normal behaviour," said Michelle Macullo of Parks Canada. She said it's rare to even see a wolf, never mind be chased by one. "It's likely that this animal is habituated, so what that means is this animal has lost some of its natural fear of humans… so it's definitely cause for concern for us," she said.

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