A white-tailed deer navigates a tight fit through a hole in a chain link fence in Chicago, Illinois (USA). This fence hole near a highway underpass is a shortcut for wildlife trying to avoid crossing a busy street. Urban animals have unique challenges not only to find food, but to navigate the roadblocks in the human built landscape. I captured this image via camera trap placed for months to document the many species of animals using this hole as an important way to connect two large green spaces along the Chicago River. No bait was used.
Cities Gone Wild
Cities Gone Wild is an exploration of three savvy animals: black bears, coyotes and raccoons. Each of these urban carnivores are uniquely equipped to survive and even thrive in the human built landscape at a time when urbanization is decimating habitat for less adapted wildlife. I tracked these three carnivores in cities across the United States, to reveal how they are using our infrastructure and resources to carve out a unique place in society that might help them survive an uncertain future. Published in the July, 2022 issue of National Geographic Magazine
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