The Wildlife Society, June 10, 2024, Discriminatory Housing Practices Of The Past Still Shape Urban Wildlife
Discriminatory housing practices that kept people of color from moving into white enclaves generations ago still leave a lingering mark on California cities—and on the urban wildlife that occupies them.
Looking at the four largest cities in California, researchers found the legacy of “redlining” continues to shape the cities’ animal life. They found that biodiversity—including mammals, insects and birds—was far lower in historically redlined neighborhoods, and even encountering species was less likely.
