{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Urban Habitats and Connectivity featuring Dr. Lenore Fahrig","description":"When we talk about wildlife, we often talk about it as though it belongs somewhere else. A forest. A park. A protected area. Somewhere north of us, away from the roads, neighbourhoods, shopping centres, and backyards where we spend most of our lives. But nature is not somewhere else. It's everywhere. Coyotes on city streets, raccoons in backyards, skunks under sheds, birds crossing parking lots, insects searching for flowers \u2014 all are living in landscapes we have shaped, divided, paved, and rearranged. So what does that mean for them? And what does it mean for us? Dr. Lenore Fahrig, a highly-cited landscape ecologist at Carleton University joins Defender Radio to discuss what habitat loss and fragmentation mean for wildlife, how fur-bearing animals move through cities, and what we can do as individuals and in our communities to create more essential connectivity. SHOW NOTES: Episode art by Ken Duffney \/ Getty Dr. Lenore Fahrig's Lab page: https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fahriglab\/ Dr. Lenore Fahrig's Bio page: https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/people\/lenore-fahrig\/ Study \u2013 Nature-based solutions for urban biodiversity: Spatial targeting of retrofits can multiply ecological connectivity benefits:  https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0169204624001683 Podcast interview on above study:  https:\/\/thefurbearers.com\/blog\/defender-radio\/biodiversity-and-urban-connectivity\/ Want to suggest topics for Defender Radio? Reach out to us at&amp;nbsp;info@TheFurBearers.com,&amp;nbsp;by visiting DefenderRadio.com or engaging host Michael Howie on social media via Instagram (www.instagram.com\/howiemichael)&amp;nbsp;or Facebook (www.Facebook.com\/DefenderRadio).&amp;nbsp; Defender Radio is produced by The Fur-Bearers (www.TheFurBearers.com), a charitable non-partisan organization whose mandate is to advocate on behalf of fur-bearing animals in the wild and in confinement, promote coexistence solutions in communities and protect the habitats of fur-bearing animals across Canada. You can follow The Fur-Bearers on Instagram (www.instagram.com\/furbearers), Bluesky (https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/thefurbearers.bsky.social) and Facebook (www.facebook.com\/FurFree).&amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"Defender Radio and The Switch","author_url":"http:\/\/www.defenderradio.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/41980145\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/203831430"}