Urban wildlife

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The Urban Wildlife Problem

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Research

Populations of undomesticated animals in cities are growing due to the loss of their natural habitats.

urbanwildlifegroup.org/urban-wildlife-information/

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2014/sep/12/urban-wildlife-in-pictures#img-9

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Urbanites have varying degrees of sensitivity to animal cruelty.

Eg: Judging ranchers for their “inhumane” treatment of coyotes on farm land but being outraged when a coyote kills their cat.

http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1398&context=gpwdcwp

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Urbanites place more importance on individual animals than doing what is best for a whole species.

http://citywildlife.org

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Research

Contact with animals enhances the urbanites “intellect, social competence, [and] physical development.”

Cities do not yet have enough natural areas to safely sustain wildlife.

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