Sometimes these misguided people later get a real hybrid and cannot safely handle it. Often, when people do try to treat them as if they were dogs, the animals end up in a situation where their normal behavior results in an attack, sometimes fatally injuring someone. The animals are almost invariably killed, and the image of an entire endangered species suffers. There are a number of facilities that have captive wolves, and many zoos have wolf exhibits. If you have a chance to visit such places, spend some time watching the wolves and try to figure out their rank order by noticing which wolves submit to others, and which submit to no other wolves.
Many people fear and hate wolves.
Ranchers worry that wolves will kill their livestock. In areas like Yellowstone National Park, where people killed off the existing wolf population and where a reintroduction of gray wolves is beginning, private groups have set up funds to compensate ranchers for any proven stock losses to wolves. In Minnesota, where wolves live in close proximity to livestock already, fewer than one percent of farms report any losses at all. With proper livestock management techniques, including the use of livestock guarding dogs, wolves can be reintroduced without economic hardship to farmers and ranchers. Unfortunately, people still believe old stories and fables about wolves.