Impacts on Mammal Biodiversity on Purchase College Campus

Abstract

Purchase College is a campus that prides itself with its access to wilderness. Wildlife seems to be abundant in the area from afar, but with the increase in construction on campus, it is evident that there is habitat loss and, eventually, loss of mammal biodiversity. Through this study, it was found that Purchase College campus is already lacking in mammal biodiversity, since deer were predominantly found at the study sites. The construction of the Broadview Senior Living Center will only further worsen the lack of mammal biodiversity on campus.