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