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Crossings: How Road Ecology Is Shaping the Future of Our Planet
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Author:
Ben Goldfarb
Publisher:
W. W. Norton & Company
Date:
September 12, 2023
Ben Goldfarb travels throughout the United States and around the world to investigate how roads have transformed our planet. A million animals are killed by cars each day in the U.S. alone, but as the new science of road ecology shows, the harms of highways extend far beyond roadkill. Creatures from antelope to salmon are losing their ability to migrate in search of food and mates; invasive plants hitch rides in tire treads; road salt contaminates lakes and rivers; and the very noise of traffic chases songbirds from vast swaths of habitat.
What The Reviewers Say
Fascinating and compassionate.
Lively.
Wide-ranging and absorbing.
A powerhouse of a book, a comprehensive and engaging study of the many ways that roads damage natural habitats.
