News Headline

Saving city wildlife—with democracy

Source
Physorg

Publication Date
2013-04-30

"When it comes to urban planning, protecting wildlife is often overlooked – but the loss of natural ecosystems in cities poses risks to public health and the quality of life of urban citizens," says Dr Sarah Bekessy, of CEED and RMIT University. "Over half of Australia's threatened species and ecosystems occur within the urban fringe and accelerating urbanisation is now a key threat to their survival."

Content
http://phys.org/news/2013-04-city-wildlifewith-democracy.html