Urban wildlife

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Overview

Why Urban Wildlife?

Audience

The objective of this report is to explore the wildlife that resides in the city of Seattle in order to find out their benefits, challenges, and what we can do to protect and support them. The research covers six different types of urban wildlife in order to give the reader a sense of the biodiversity we have in Seattle. Although we see urban wildlife on a daily basis, few are aware of what our local urban species are called, let alone their needs, benefits, or habitats. These briefings provide information about protecting and restoring wildlife habitat in our urban landscapes in order to conserve our native species and foster biodiversity.

The purpose of the briefs is to provide more information to the public about urban wildlife through interpretive signs in neighborhood parks and along trails, much like the Sacagawea Heritage Trail in Kennewick, Washington. Therefore, the audience for this report would be a committee designing urban parks and trails, and the report itself would serve as a proposal for implementing those interpretive signs.

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Most folks would appreciate having the ability to look out the window and see wildlife. Animals in the city remind us of how lively our urban setting can be. Because most people now live in cities, it is important that we preserve the nature that subsists there and learn to coexist with urban wildlife. With the urbanization of landscapes, wildlife habitat often gets fragmented, meaning species are disconnected from areas where they can find food, shelter, and breed. These briefings will take a look at what can be done by citizens to help mitigate the issues our urban wildlife is facing.


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