Urban sprawl (also known as suburban sprawl or urban encroachment)[1] is defined as "the rapid expansion of the geographic extent of cities and towns, often characterized by low-density residential housing, single-use zoning, and increased reliance on the private automobile for transportation".[2] Urban sprawl has been described as the unrestricted growth in many urban areas of housing, commercial development, and roads over large expanses of land, with little concern for very dense urban planning.

Livestock depredation has been one of the primary reasons for hunting wolves and can pose a severe problem for wolf conservation. As well as causing economic losses, the threat of wolf predation causes great stress on livestock producers, and no foolproof solution of preventing such attacks short of exterminating wolves has been found.[186] Some nations help offset economic losses to wolves through compensation programs or state insurance.[187] Domesticated animals are easy prey for wolves, as they have been bred under constant human protection, and are thus unable to defend themselves very well.[188] Wolves typically resort to attacking livestock when wild prey is depleted.[189] In Eurasia, a large part of the diet of some wolf populations consists of livestock, while such incidents are rare in North America, where healthy populations of wild prey have been largely restored.[186]

Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes rates it 20% positive ("rotten") based on five reviews. The Kansas City Star said that "instead of inspiring children to be brave and loving, it will most likely send them cowering under the covers in terror."[1]