Now systemic racism is driving ANIMALS out of deprived urban areas as creatures ditch poor areas


Scientists claim that there are fewer wild animals in neighborhoods where mostly people of color live - and their absence is affecting residents' mental health.

A research study that looked into the genetic diversity of wildlife in neighborhoods across the United States found government rules that previously mandated separated neighborhoods based on race, is still having lingering after-effects on where animals choose to live decades on.

The study suggests that areas where mostly white people live have a greater diversity when it come to animals living in the area.

Areas with less diversity could also be having negative effects on both the mental and physical health of the people who live in such 'deprived' neighborhoods.

The findings were published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a peer-reviewed scientific journal.


University of Manitoba biologist Colin Garroway and Chloé Schmidt from the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research conducted the wildlife study and found that systemic racism has had lasting effects on the structure of cities.

The authors explain that various factors, such as densely populated areas, the presence of roads and railways, nighttime lights, and increased human land use, may contribute to the lower diversity of wildlife in non-white neighborhoods.

The pair analyzed publicly available, archived genetic data from thousands of animals belonging to various species in order to show the connection between the diversity of wildlife and the racial of makeup of neighborhoods.

It found that there was a far greater variety of species in predominantly white neighborhoods.
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