Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1982
Abstract
Many kinds of wild animals can become adapted to living in cities, provided that the right kinds of habitats are available and that their presence is accepted by city-dwellers. Suitable habitats can be furnished by traditional parks, tracts of "wild acres" set aside by cities, linear parks, cemeteries and golf courses, and transportation corridors. Buildings, rooftops, and institutional grounds can also provide habitat for animals like birds and butterfiles. Suburban areas can encourage the growth of local wildlife by neglecting to mow common grounds, or allowing sections of individual lawns to grow up with wild vegetation.
Recommended Citation
Tylka, D. (1982). Urban wildlife habitat--present and future. International Journal for the Study of Animal Problems, 3(3), 229-233.
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Comments
This paper was presented at the Symposium on Wildlife Management in the United States sponsored by the Institute for the Study of Animal Problems on October 14, 1981, in St. Louis, MO.