The Benefits Of Fence In Wildlife

We see fences everywhere, telling us where we can and can’t go just like they do in the wilderness. But who would ever think that fences could be a bad thing? Aren’t they for our safety and well being, keeping us from places that are dangerous for us? Yes, that is true however recent studies have shown that large-scale fences are leading to an ecological meltdown and having a negative effect on ecosystems.
Fences in wildlife are put in place for multiple reasons, including preventing the spread of diseases, protecting wildlife from poachers and to help manage small populations of threatened species. In addition negative human-wildlife contact is also a reason for the large-scale fences that are put in place. Some wildlife carry diseases that are a potential threat to human life, and wildlife have the potential to damage livestock, crops and infrastructures. So to me I would never have given fences a second thought because obviously we want to keep those diseases separate from us. Fencing does seem to be mutually beneficial to both wildlife and people to avoid such detrimental effec...