Chesley Bonestell, “The Exploration of Mars” (1953), oil on board, 143/8 x 28 inches, gift of William Estler, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. Reproduced courtesy of Bonestell LLC.

Predators in the City

February 10, 2015

 

12/23/15 – Increasing numbers of wild animals, including various major predators, are making themselves at home in urban areas across the United States and worldwide, says an opinion article in the New York Times. Such intermingling is helping to fuel a debate in conservation science, reported in Issues, about whether human activity should be viewed as simply part of nature or as a critical threat from which nature must be protected.