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Decline in Distribution and Abundance: Urban Hedgehogs under Pressure
Animals, 2020 Increasing urbanization and densification are two of the largest global threats to biodiversity. However, certain species thrive in urban spaces. Hedgehogs Erinaceus europaeus have been found in higher densities in green areas of settlements as compared ...
Anouk L. Taucher +5 more
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Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022 In many areas, domestic cats are the most abundant predators of small vertebrates. Due to the potential impact on prey populations by cats, there are calls to investigate the effectiveness of visual and acoustic cues as measures to reduce the cat’s ...
Madeleine Geiger +9 more
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The evolutionary consequences of human–wildlife conflict in cities
Evolutionary Applications, 2021 Human–wildlife interactions, including human–wildlife conflict, are increasingly common as expanding urbanization worldwide creates more opportunities for people to encounter wildlife.
Christopher J. Schell +6 more
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What can we learn from wildlife sightings during the COVID‐19 global shutdown?
Ecosphere, 2020 During the worldwide shutdown in response to the COVID‐19 pandemic, many reports emerged of urban wildlife sightings. While these images garnered public interest and declarations of wildlife reclaiming cities, it is unclear whether wildlife truly ...
Amanda J. Zellmer +8 more
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Human-Wildlife Interactions, 2017 As society becomes more urbanized, public perceptions about wildlife and nature are increasingly being shaped by social media and/or encounters with wildlife and nature in urban centers.
Terry A. Messmer
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Making wildlife welcome in urban areas
eLife, 2018 Careful design of the green spaces in cities will benefit both wild animals and humans.
Travis Gallo, Mason Fidino
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People and Nature, 2022 Cities are seen as quintessentially human; however, because they can offer viable habitat to many plants, animals and other forms of life, cities are also dynamic ecosystems.
Cria A. M. Kay +11 more
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Evolving Urban Wildlife Health Surveillance to Intelligence for Pest Mitigation and Monitoring
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2018 This paper introduces the concept of harm reduction-based health intelligence as the next step in the evolution of urban wildlife surveillance.
Craig Stephen
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BMC Public Health, 2021 Background Encounters with rats in urban areas increase risk of human exposure to rat-associated zoonotic pathogens and act as a stressor associated with psychological distress.
Maureen H. Murray +6 more
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Behavior Change in Urban Mammals: A Systematic Review
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2020 As cities expand to accommodate a growing human population, their impacts to natural ecosystems and the wildlife residing within them increase.
Kate Ritzel, Travis Gallo
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