Extinctions, shrinking habitat spur ‘rewilding’ in cities


              A great egret flies above a great blue heron in a wetland inside the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge in Trenton, Mich., on Oct. 7, 2022. The refuge consists of 30 parcels totaling 6,200 acres (2,509 hectares), including islands, wetlands and former industrial sites. It is an example of rewilding, which generally means reviving natural systems in degraded locations. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
            
              Yale University doctoral students Siria Gamez, left, and Aishwarya Bhandari work on their wildlife camera attached to a tree in a Detroit park on Oct. 7, 2022. With many types of wildlife struggling to survive and their living space shrinking, some are finding their way to big cities. In Detroit, scientists place wildlife cameras in woodsy sections of parks to monitor animals. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
            
              A great egret looks for food in a wetland inside the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge in Trenton, Mich., on Oct. 7, 2022. The refuge consists of 30 parcels totaling 6,200 acres (2,509 hectares), including islands, wetlands and former industrial sites. It is an example of rewilding, which generally means reviving natural systems in degraded locations. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
            
              Yale University doctoral students Siria Gamez, right, and Aishwarya Bhandari walk through brush looking for their wildlife camera that had been attached to a tree in a Detroit park on Oct. 7, 2022. With many types of wildlife struggling to survive and their living space shrinking, some are finding their way to big cities. In Detroit, scientists place wildlife cameras in woodsy sections of parks to monitor animals. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
            
              Yale University wildlife biologist Nyeema Harris examines equipment used to trace movements of animals in O’Hair Park, on Oct. 8, 2022, in Detroit. Harris and colleagues have placed trail cameras in woodsy sections of 25 city parks for the past five years. With many types of wildlife struggling to survive and their living space shrinking, some are finding their way to big cities. (AP Photo/John Flesher)
            
              Yale University doctoral students Siria Gamez, and Aishwarya Bhandari, rear, work on a wildlife camera that had been attached to a tree in a Detroit park on Oct. 7, 2022. With many types of wildlife struggling to survive and their living space shrinking, some are finding their way to big cities. In Detroit, scientists place wildlife cameras in woodsy sections of parks to monitor animals. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
Extinctions, shrinking habitat spur ‘rewilding’ in cities