Landscape, wildlife could look very different post-Thomas Fire.
Anderson and his team began looking at “ecological fragmentation” via the impact that roads have on the ecosystem, building a large dataset featuring the many roads that cut through the Los Padres and through both Ventura and Santa Barbara county communities. Through observation (i.e., driving around), for instance, along Highway 33 and the 150 pre-Thomas Fire, the team would find on average of one to three dead animals ranging in size from squirrel to raccoon in a 10-mile stretch.
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