As habitat fragmentation increases, so does extinction risk: study

Mongabay
Jul 3, 2017, 9:19 pm174 ptsTrending
Researchers have long assumed that when animals are left without large areas of intact habitat, they are at greater risk of extinction: fragmentation leaves animals confined to ever-smaller areas, restricting movement and gene flow and leaving species vulnerable to threats ranging from poachers to climate…

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