Satellite image of the Bronx from May 2022. Landsat near-infrared bands highlight areas of vegetation in false color.
The New York City borough of the Bronx is one of the most densely populated places in the United States, but is home to a wide range of wildlife. The borough has a land area of 42 sq mi (110 km2),[1] of which 24 percent is parkland.[2] Most of the open area (Van Cortlandt Park, Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx Park, and Pelham Bay Park) is in the northern section of the borough, adjacent to Westchester County, allowing easy migration of animals from the mainland.[3] The tree canopy of the Bronx cover 25% of the land area, hosting a wide range of avian species.[4]
There is no universally accepted definition for "wildlife". This article focuses on animal species which are not commonly found in an urban environment. Such animals are numerous enough that the Parks Department has a full-time wildlife manager in their Bronx headquarters.[2]
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^"Bronx | The State of New York". www.ny.gov. Archived from the original on April 16, 2022. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
^Treglia, Michael L; Acosta-Morel, Montserrat; Crabtree, Darran; Galbo, Kate; Lin-Moges, Tami; Van Slooten, Alaina; Maxwell, Emily Nobel (November 10, 2021). "The State of the Urban Forest in New York City". Zenodo. doi:10.5281/zenodo.5532876. Archived from the original on June 8, 2022. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
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