Humans restricting animal movement to dangerous levels

The fox, red deer, and hare are becoming increasingly hemmed in by a human-dominated landscape, causing wild animal populations to become more isolated and prone to extinction.

Dr Adam Kane, of the School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Science, in UCC, co-authored the study, which has just been published in the prestigious journal, Science.

Dr Kane notes that these animals can be blocked by roads, rivers, and Luas lines, and emphasises the need to make our human habitats more permeable for animals to traverse.