Sprawl Causing Increase In Predator Attacks

31 August 2001 - 12:00pm

Sprawl is one of the reasons that more people are brought in close proximity to wildlife causing an increase in predator attacks.

"While there are several factors behind the phenomenon, wildlife experts say the overriding reason for the increase is that there are simply a lot more people than there used to be and they are encroaching on wildlife habitat everywhere.From urban sprawl along Colorado's Front Range to luxury retreats near Yellowstone National Park to surfing along Florida's shores, people are increasingly living, working and playing in close proximity to predators."

Source: National Geographic, August 30, 2001
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Its very unsuitability for an urban center justifies its current usage as a suburban or ex-urban pattern.