Don't hike so close to me: How the presence of humans can disturb wildlife up to half a mile away
- Written by Jeremy Dertien, PhD Candidate in Forestry and Environmental Conservation, Clemson University
What are you looking at?Greg Shine, BLM/Flickr, CC BYMillions of Americans are traveling this summer as pandemic restrictions wind down. Rental bookings and crowds in national parks show that many people are headed for the great outdoors.
Seeing animals and birds is one of the main draws of spending time in nature. But as researchers who study conse...