Would an Arctic wolf hurt a human?

Answer 1

This is an excellent question1 Many people wounder about the old myths about wolves being monsters and eating people. Well, it's all false! Wolves have an excellent smell. So if you were in an area of a wolf pack the Alpha or leader would alert it's pack and would be out of the area before you could catch a glimpse of them. Wolves are terrified of humans and just want to live in peace with out humans in there lives. So no, there is a very low outcome of a human even being in close attack area of a wolf.

Answer 2

In 1977, a pair of scientists were approached by six wolves on Ellesmere Island, with one animal leaping at one of the scientists and grazing a cheek. A number of incidents involving aggressive wolves have occurred in Alert, Nunavut, where the wolves have lived in close proximity to the local weather station for decades and become habituated to humans.