Biologists: Systemic racism harms birds, mammals, reptiles living in urban areas

Systemic racism, traditionally thought of as strictly a people problem, negatively impacts the furry, feathered and scaly members of our communities as well, according to some biologists.

University of Manitoba biologist Colin Garroway, and Chloé Schmidt, now at the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research, made the argument in an October 2022 article published in the prestigious journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

The College Fix reached out via email in January to both Schmidt and Garroway about the study, but did not receive a response.