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Humans do not have to cut down trees or build roads to disrupt wildlife. Their mere presence in a landscape can change how wild animals use space and resources, according to a new analysis of human and animal movements during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The researchers paired GPS tracking data from 37 species of wild birds and mammals with cellphone location data across the United States. For two-thirds of those species, the presence of humans appeared to affect how much geographic space the animals used or h

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