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Human-wildlife overlap expected to increase across more than half of land on Earth by 2070

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Concept illustration of a panoramic view of the mountainous wilderness, with forests, meadows, and a river in the foreground; a cityscape including skyscrapers and modern buildings in the background; various animals like deer, foxes, elk, and birds visible around the landscape; a sunny day; in the style of realistic digital art. Image credit: Nicole Smith, made with Midjourney
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Concept illustration of a panoramic view of the mountainous wilderness, with forests, meadows, and a river in the foreground; a cityscape including skyscrapers and modern buildings in the background; various animals like deer, foxes, elk, and birds visible around the landscape; a sunny day; in the style of realistic digital art. Image credit: Nicole Smith, made with Midjourney
By Morgan Sherburne | Michigan News | 
August 21, 2024

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According to a new University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS) led study, as the human population grows, it's expected that more than half of Earth's land will experience an increasing overlap between humans and animals by 2070. This overlap could lead to increased conflict between people and animals, which is why understanding where overlaps could occur will be crucial for urban planners, conservationists and countries that have pledged conservation commitments. 

“We found that the overlap between populations of humans and wildlife will increase across about 57% of the global lands, but it will decrease across only about 12% of the global lands. We also found that agricultural and forest areas will experience substantial increases of overlap in the future,” said Deqiang Ma, lead author of the study and a postdoctoral research fellow at the U-M Institute for Global Change Biology in SEAS.

Neil Carter, associate professor at SEAS, is the principal investigator of the study, and Brian Weeks, assistant professor at SEAS, is a co-author. 

Read the full press release on the Michigan News website. 

Read the study in Science Advances. 

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