As forests shrink, mammals are stressed out— with possible fallout for humans

Mongabay
Feb 15, 2021, 1:11 pm233 ptsTrending
Humans aren’t the only ones feeling anxiety about environmental destruction. As forests shrink, small mammals are also feeling stressed, and we can tell by their fur. A team of scientists collected fur samples from 106 small rodents and marsupials in six forest fragments in the Atlantic Forest of Paraguay.…

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