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Urban Wildlife Conservation: Theory and Practice

Urban Wildlife Conservation: Theory and Practice

McCleery, Robert A.
Moorman, Christopher E.
Peterson, M. Nils

Hardcover

Technology & EngineeringEnvironmental StudiesZoology

ISBN10: 1489974997
ISBN13: 9781489974990
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: Nov 11 2014
Pages: 406
Weight: 1.68
Height: 0.94 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

In the past, wildlife living in urban areas were ignored by wildlife professionals and urban planners because cities were perceived as places for people and not for wild animals. Paradoxically, though, many species of wildlife thrive in these built environments. Interactions between humans and wildlife are more frequent in urban areas than any other place on earth and these interactions impact human health, safety and welfare in both positive and negative ways. Although urban wildlife control pest species, pollinate plants and are fun to watch, they also damage property, spread disease and even attack people and pets. In urban areas, the combination of dense human populations, buildings, impermeable surfaces, introduced vegetation, and high concentrations of food, water and pollution alter wildlife populations and communities in ways unseen in more natural environments. For these ecological and practical reasons, researchers and mangers have shown a growing interest in urban wildlife ecology and management.

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