Wolfs attack. Explain Problem!

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Wolfs attack. Explain Problem!

by amysky_0205 » Wed Dec 26, 2012 8:04 pm
Wolves generally avoid human settlements. For this reason, domestic sheep, though essentially easy prey for wolves, are not usually attacked by them. In Hylantia prior to 1910, farmers nevertheless lost considerable numbers of sheep to wolves each year. Attributing this to the large number for wolves, in 1910 the government began offering rewards to hunters for killing wolves. From 1910 to 1915, large numbers of wolves were killed. Yet wolf attacks on sheep increased significantly.

Which of the following, if true, most helps to explain the increase in wolf attacks on sheep?

A. Populations of deer and other wild animals that wolves typically prey on increased significantly in numbers from 1910 to 1915.

B. Prior to 1910, there were no legal restrictions in Hylantia on the hunting of wolves.

C. After 1910 hunters shot and wounded a substantial number of wolves, thereby greatly diminishing these wolves’ ability to prey on wild animals.

D. Domestic sheep are significantly less able than most wild animals to defend themselves against wolf attacks.

E. The systematic hunting of wolves encouraged by the program drove many wolves in Hylantia to migrate to remote mountain areas uninhabited by humans.

OA: C

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by Sk1ver » Wed Dec 26, 2012 10:57 pm
E. The systematic hunting of wolves encouraged by the program drove many wolves in Hylantia to migrate to remote mountain areas uninhabited by humans.


E says that wolves migrated to regions, where there were NO humans...
So this info cannt help us to explain why wolves attacks increased.

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by insanejuxtapose » Thu Dec 27, 2012 7:04 am
Sk1ver wrote:E. The systematic hunting of wolves encouraged by the program drove many wolves in Hylantia to migrate to remote mountain areas uninhabited by humans.


E says that wolves migrated to regions, where there were NO humans...
So this info cannt help us to explain why wolves attacks increased.
I would pick C.


Which of the following, if true, most helps to explain the increase in wolf attacks on sheep?

A. Populations of deer and other wild animals that wolves typically prey on increased significantly in numbers from 1910 to 1915. If this is true then the wolves need not prey on sheeps alone, it has more choice, hence less probability of sheep being killed.

B. Prior to 1910, there were no legal restrictions in Hylantia on the hunting of wolves. Even if there are legal restrictions post 1910, a rise in wolf population does not neccesarily mean increase in attacks on sheep, they could attack other animals as well.

C. After 1910 hunters shot and wounded a substantial number of wolves, thereby greatly diminishing these wolves’ ability to prey on wild animals. - since their ability to prey on wild animals decreased, likelyhood of wolves preying on domestic animals such as the sheep is increased, hence explains

D. Domestic sheep are significantly less able than most wild animals to defend themselves against wolf attacks. This is true even prior to 1910 when attacks were less than that of post 1910. Does not explain the rise post 1910.

E. The systematic hunting of wolves encouraged by the program drove many wolves in Hylantia to migrate to remote mountain areas uninhabited by humans. - There is no evidence to show that sheep existed on these mountain areas.