The more we carve up natural landscapes with roads and fields, the closer we’re pushing large predators like lions and wolves, toward extinction.
by Larry Powell
While the consequences of habitat loss have been known for some
time, new research just published, underlines just how grave the situation has
become.
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It’s called “habitat fragmentation.” And, it’s been happening on
such a large scale, it’s been hard to tell what aspects are the most
destructive. That's because ecologists - at least 'til now - haven't been able
to properly keep track of all wildlife within an entire eco-system when human
developments confine them to smaller and more isolated patches of livable space.
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