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Architects and designers help make the city more hospitable--or at least permeable--to wildlife. Read the full description.
As wildlife returns to the city, New Yorkers have been using technology and design to make the urban environment a little friendlier to animals. In the third and final part of her series on urban wildlife, Kristin Espeland reports on green roofs, bird glass and a penthouse success story.
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