Extinctions, shrinking habitat spur 'rewilding' in cities
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In a bustling metro area of 4.3 million people, Yale University wildlife biologist Nyeema Harris ventures into isolated thickets to study Detroit's most elusive residents — coyotes, foxes, raccoons and skunks among them.
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Extinctions, shrinking habitat spur 'rewilding' in cities as humans learn to coexist with nature
Animal and plant species are dying off at an alarming rate, with up to one-million threatened with extinction, according to a 2019 United Nations report. Their plight is stirring calls for "rewilding" places where they thrived until driven out by development, pollution and climate change.
Extinctions, shrinking habitat spur 'rewilding' in cities
DETROIT (AP) — In a bustling metro area of 4.3 million people, Yale University wildlife biologist Nyeema Harris ventures into isolated thickets to study Detroit's most elusive residents — coyotes, foxes, raccoons and skunks among them.
With many types of wildlife struggling to survive and their living space shrinking, some are finding their way to big cities (Dec. 7)(AP video: Mike Householder)
Extinctions, shrinking habitat spur ‘rewilding’ in cities
Rewilding can be a tough sell for urbanites who prefer well-manicured lawns and think ecologically rich systems look weedy and unkempt or should be used for housing.
Extinctions, shrinking habitat spur ‘rewilding’ in cities
DETROIT (AP) — In a bustling metro area of 4.3 million people, Yale University wildlife biologist Nyeema Harris ventures into isolated thickets to stu...