Systemic racism is hurting the squirrels, according to a new study.
The study, by ecologists Chloe Schmidt and Colin Garroway of the University of Manitoba, was published last year by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science.
Calling her work, “stunning,” Schmidt, in an interview with Wildlife.org, said the study “really highlights how much segregation has shaped city environments.”

Schmidt said the problem began with intentional discrimination in housing.
“Redlining, a policy that started in the 1930s, systematically denied racial and ethnic minorities the chance to purchase homes in U.S. neighborhoods ranked as high quality,” she said.

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