{"id":751659,"date":"2018-03-01T15:09:35","date_gmt":"2018-03-01T15:09:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/arkcenter.us\/?p=751659"},"modified":"2018-03-01T15:09:35","modified_gmt":"2018-03-01T15:09:35","slug":"animals-are-losing-their-vagility-or-ability-to-roam-freely","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/animalrightswatch.us\/?p=751659","title":{"rendered":"Animals Are Losing Their Vagility, or Ability to Roam Freely"},"content":{"rendered":"

JIM ROBBINS:<\/strong> ‘Room to move is critical for a wide range of species, but it has long been difficult for researchers to capture where and when they travel. But a new and growing field called \u201cmovement ecology\u201d is casting light on the secretive movements of wildlife and how those habits are changing. A global study of 57 species of mammals, published in the journal Science, has found that wildlife move far less in landscapes that have been altered by humans, a finding that could have implications for a range of issues, from how well natural systems function to finding ways to protect migratory species…<\/em><\/p>\n

Using the GPS collars that updated an animal\u2019s location regularly and other data, the project found that vagility \u2014 the ability of an organism to move \u2014 declines in areas with human footprints by as much as half to two-thirds the distance than in places where there is little or no human activity. \u201cIt is important that animals move, because in moving they carry out important ecological functions like transporting nutrients and seeds between different areas,\u201d said Marlee Tucker, a biologist at Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Center and Goethe University, Frankfurt and the study\u2019s lead author. The ability to move and find food helps keep some imperiled species viable’.<\/em> SOURCE…<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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