by Grace Potter | Oct 19, 2023 | Animal Tales for Kids, Urban ecology
Over half the people in the world live in cities, and new city areas are being constructed all the time. To make new roads and buildings, we remove natural areas that animals live in, like forests and rivers. This can be harmful to the animals that used to live there,...
by Katy Spilsbury | Oct 19, 2023 | Animal Tales for Kids, Urban ecology
When we think of the night, we think of the sun setting and creating darkness. But today, our cities and towns create a lot of light that makes the night not so dark. Even when we turn off the lights in our houses, there are street lights, building lights, lights in...
by Mira Allen | Oct 17, 2023 | Urban ecology
Everyone knows that the city never sleeps, but what do some of its smaller residents do when it’s time for lights out? A new study [1] published by the Royal Society studied the birds Great Tits, scientifically known as Parus major, and found that they are indeed...
by Alem Duratovic | Nov 9, 2022 | Animal Tales for Kids, Urban ecology
Trying to live in an urban environment is incredibly challenging. The human population is steadily increasing, and animals are losing their homes. For birds, it can be challenging to communicate with one another due to the different noise levels humans...
by Jordan Herrera | Oct 25, 2022 | Urban ecology
When we think of the rapid growth of humans and their impact on nature, usually animal species are negatively affected by such changes including loss of habitat, local extinction, and increased pollution. However, the rise in widespread urbanization has granted some...
by Adrian Lee | Oct 26, 2021 | Urban ecology
As life returns to normal from the COVID-19 pandemic, the dichotomy in city life between the weekend and weekday has become increasingly obvious. On weekdays, swarms of commuters travel to and from their jobs around the city, creating the phenomenon known as rush...
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