Apparently, Little Red Riding Hood had nothing to fear.

According to Michael LeBlanc, if the fairy tale was based on a wolf’s true nature, there wouldn’t be much to say.

“There has never been a documented attack of a healthy wolf on a human in North America,” LeBlanc said. “Once they smell a human, they are gone.”

Since 1978, LeBlanc has traveled New England to inform the public about wolves and their behavior with his Wolf Talk program. Hunted to extinction in New England by early settlers, the animals are making a comeback in northern Maine and parts of Vermont and New Hampshire.

On Saturday, LeBlanc brought his program – including a live wolf – to the Friends Meeting House in Mattapoisett to dispel myths about the animals. LeBlanc spoke after the Mattapoisett Land Trust's annual meeting.

Present was six-year-old Cochise, a wolf whose parents and grandparents were raised by LeBlanc and his wife at their Gardner home.

The couple currently has seven animals, which are kept outside in a fenced in pen. To prevent the animals from digging beneath the fence, metal stakes are driven a few feet into the ground.

Federal and state permits, which LeBlanc possesses, are required to keep wolves as pets. However, anyone who wants a wolf may want to think twice.

“They do not make good pets. You can’t house break them. They are scared of people, and they eat about 10 to 12 pounds of food a day, more in winter,” LeBlanc said.

And if it's protection you seek, a German shepherd is a better choice.

“I’ve seen wolves in the wild and once they saw me, they turned around and ran,” he said. “You could see the fear on their faces.”

For more information on Wolf Talk, visit www.wolftalk.net.