Endangered By Sprawl
12 January 2005 - 2:00pm
The rapid consumption of land in the nations fastest-growing large metropolitan areas could threaten the survival of nearly one out of every three imperiled species, according to the first study ever to quantify the impact of sprawling development o
According to the report Endangered By Sprawl: How Runaway Development Threatens Americas Wildlife, produced by the National Wildlife Federation, Smart Growth America, and NatureServe, the rapid conversion of once-natural areas and farmland into subdivisions, shopping centers, roads and parking lots has become a leading threat to Americas native plants and animals.
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Endangered by Sprawl
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Smart Growth America, January 12, 2005
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