Trail Talks

Since WW II, cities in North America, South America, Europe, Australia, and parts of East Asia have attracted unprecedented numbers of wild animals even as many wildlife populations have declined or been decimated in other “wilder” ecosystems. How did this happen? And what does it mean for people, wildlife, cities, and even nature itself on our increasingly urban planet? In this talk, Peter Alagona will answer these questions in relation to his new book, The Accidental Ecosystem: People and Wildlife in American Cities