The Accidental Ecosystem – Dr. Peter Alagona
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Peregrine falcons nesting on high-rise ledges, cougars prowling in yards, and seals lolling on urban beaches are now familiar sights to city-dwellers and those who follow them on social media. As our guest today, environmental studies professor Peter S. Alagona shows in his new book THE ACCIDENTAL ECOSYSTEM: People and Wildlife in American Cities this relatively new phenomenon of thriving animal life in urban areas is more than an eye-catching curiosity or an example of society encroaching on nature. Instead, it’s a whole new ecosystem that shows how animals and humans can live together peacefully, how species can adapt in extremely short periods, and how we can start to right the ecological sins committed when urban sprawl first began.
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