Moving to Cities in Droves: Wildlife, of Course

There are animals among us. Boars in Berlin, coyotes in Washington, D.C., and mountain lions in Los Angeles are just a few examples of the wildest populations moving to cities.

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April 29, 2015, 9:00 AM PDT

By James Brasuell @CasualBrasuell

Christine Dell'Amore writes a post introducing the topics covered in a new book by Tristan Donovan, titled Feral Cities: Adventures with Animals in the Urban Jungle.

"Thanks to several factors—the food cornucopia that is suburbia, climate change expanding species' ranges, and less hunting, to name a few—wildlife is going increasingly urban worldwide. (Get facts on suburban wildlife, too.)," writes Dell'Amore to introduce the topic. The article moves on to a Q&A with Donovan on topics ranging from the author's interest in urban wildlife, the journalistic approach to the book, and what readers might take away from the book.

FULL STORY: Feral Cities: How Animals are Going Urban Like Never Before

Friday, April 24, 2015 in National Geographic

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