Helping farmers and reducing car crashes: the surprising benefits of predators
- Written by Christopher O'Bryan, PhD Candidate, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Queensland
Whoosa vicious helpful predator? You are! Yes you are!Sean Riley/Flickr, CC BY-SA
Humans may be Earth’s apex predator, but the fleeting shadow of a vulture or the glimpse of a big cat can cause instinctive fear and disdain. But new evidence suggests that predators and scavengers are much more beneficial to humans than commonly believed, and...
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