Rockholm 4

Rockholm 4

David Sparks Ph.D.
David Sparks Ph.D.
Film documentarian Scott Rockholm says that the dangers accompanying wolves are not just related to their bite. Scott talks about this and it is documented in science, so it’s not just a rant. He claims that there’s a deep, dark secret that federal and state Fish and game officials have covered up. “Washington Wolf.info tells us that Echinococcus granulosus and Echinococcus multilocularis can infect wild animals, pets, livestock, and humans. The life cycle for these tapeworms requires a "definitive host" such as wolves, foxes, or dogs and an "intermediate host" deer, elk, domestic livestock, rodents, or even humans. The adult tapeworms are attached to the intestines of the "definitive host" and lay hundreds of eggs which are dispersed in feces by the host animal across the countryside. Animals and rodents grazing where egg infested feces are on the ground can unknowingly ingest the eggs which hatch in the "intermediate host" intestine. The hatched larvae penetrates the intestinal wall, gets into the circulatory system, and migrates to liver, lungs, heart, or even the brain, where the larvae develops a protective cyst and begins growing. When an infected "intermediate host" is consumed by a carnivore "definitive host" the cysts from the organs of "intermediate host" develop into adult tapeworms in the intestines of the new "definitive host" and the life cycle begins again. Research data indicates that 62% and 63% of the wolves tested in Idaho and Montana respectively between 2006 and 2008 were infected with the tapeworm (Echinococcus granulosus).
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