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Historian Alagona skillfully demonstrates how America's cities have become 'weird wildlife refuges,' in this hopeful account. He sets the stage by describing animal life in cities in times past: many metropolises were founded on sites of biological richness, but as cities grew, wildlife populations declined. But in the past few decades, that's changed, and cities have become places with rich ecosystems that have fostered an 'explosion of wildlife'. . . . Alagona argues that people must learn to live with wildlife. * Publishers Weekly * Alagona shows that wildlife in urban areas can be a blessing, a curse, or both. Ultimately, he sees a golden opportunity to redefine our relationship with wildlife and perhaps with each other as we share urban ecosystems. * Natural Resource Management Today *

Historian Alagona skillfully demonstrates how America's cities have become 'weird wildlife refuges,' in this hopeful account. He sets the stage by describing animal life in cities in times past: many metropolises were founded on sites of biological richness, but as cities grew, wildlife populations declined. But in the past few decades, that's changed, and cities have become places with rich ecosystems that have fostered an 'explosion of wildlife'. . . . Alagona argues that people must learn to live with wildlife. * Publishers Weekly *

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Peter S. Alagona is an environmental historian, conservation scientist, and nature-culture geographer. He is Professor of Environmental Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

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