Humans get in the way of mammal movement

(University of Maryland) A new study, co-authored by biologists at the University of Maryland, describes the extent to which highly modified landscapes impede the movement of 57 land-based mammal species from around the world. On average, these mammals cover about a third to half of the distance they would otherwise travel in wild, unmodified landscapes. An international team of more than 100 co-authors published its findings in the Jan. 26, 2018, issue of the journal Science.
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