Talk:Wolves of Ashta

References

Is it correct, that absolutely nothing on this page is somehow proven or even referenced? Since no original research is allowed I wonder where all the nonsense in this article comes from. Please either delete the article or provide references for everything that is being said here! This is an encyclodpedia, not a collection of unsubstanciated opinions!

.... References are provided at the end of the article.... Mariomassone (talk) 08:23, 20 November 2009 (UTC)

I see that, but has anybody ever read those referenced books and the website? Most of what is stated there is folklore, not scientifically proven stuff suited for an encyclopedia!

I myself have read the book. It is not folklore. The author, who was heavily involved in the case, interacted with both wildlife officials and natives, and makes it a point in separating native folklore from facts deduced by those who tracked the wolves down. He cannot be accused bias or of hating wolves, as later in the book, he comes to sympathise with them and states categorically that the wolves in question were not acting normally, and that loss of habitat was a likely cause. All references to folklore (such as the rural people's beliefs that the wolves were really demons) are stated to be just that: folklore.

Also, I think the events are alluded to several times in scientific papers dealing with wolf attacks on humans in India. The paper below was written by a wildlife official in an attempt to summarise these kinds of events in India: http://www.mexicanwolf.0catch.com/Human%20Toll%20articles/e-liite%202%20Hazaribagh%20wolves.pdf

If you're interested, here's an amazon link to the book. I reccomend it, as its quite a good read. http://www.amazon.com/man-eating-wolves-Ashta/dp/818707549X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1258735895&sr=1-1 Mariomassone (talk) 16:54, 20 November 2009 (UTC)

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