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.
[That’s Scientists™, I’m sure and I’m also sure this is one of Ed’s YGTBFKM kind of posts. ~ Beege]
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