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Human noise pollution is disrupting parks and wild places

  • Written by Rachel Buxton, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Colorado State University
imageA red fox listening for prey under the snow in Yellowstone National Park. Noise can affect foxes and other animals that rely on their hearing when they hunt.Neal Herbert/NPS

As transportation networks expand and urban areas grow, noise from sources such as vehicle engines is spreading into remote places. Human-caused noise has consequences for wildl...

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