November/December Cover
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This cover features a stoat (Mustela erminea) peeping out from a gully cover in a village in southern Germany, offering a glimpse of wildlife in an urban environment.
Such encounters demonstrate the species’ adaptability and the ecological value of urban habitats, where even the drainage system can provide shelter, movement corridors, and opportunities for foraging.
Find the special issue ‘Urban Wildlife’ here: https://nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1002/(ISSN)1903-220X.urban-wildlife
From the editorial:
The current trends in urbanisation vary across cities and geographic regions (Seto et al. 2013, Zhang 2016) and are creating distinct ecological consequences for urban wildlife (i.e. animals living freely in cities alongside humans) worldwide.
Given these conditions, urban wildlife has gained significant attention in the 21st century (Magle et al. 2012, Elmqvist 2013, Rodewald and Stanley 2014, Collins et al. 2021, Sultana et al. 2023).
There is an increasing focus on understanding the patterns and drivers of urban wildlife distributions, linking species behaviour, landscape ecology, conservation and management issues across rural–urban gradients.
Read more about the editorial and find the references here: https://nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/wlb3.01773
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