Our View: Landscape Ecology and Endangered Species Protection
It is important to protect an animal’s habitat because their natural range – the geographical area in which a species can be found – is what is required for that animal to exist.
I remember only too well when the nest was first spotted back in 2003 and watched fervently by local residents. The excitement surrounding this first sighting created a buzz in what’s considered to be a very unlikely habitat for Eagles—Princeton Township.
An epic wildlife catastrophe was emerging: thousands of bats were dying in their winter dens, and the mysterious culprit came to be called White-nose Syndrome.