As a wildlife connectivity researcher, Patricia Cramer has spent 20 years studying how animals get around in a manmade world. Through it all, one thing has stayed the same — influencing human behavior is by far the hardest part of the job.
“I like to say that I work with wildlife, because humans are so much more difficult to train,” Cramer said.
Cramer is the founder of the Wildlife Connectivity Institute, a research organization dedicated to reconnecting natural landscapes and educating the public on the benefits of wildlife crossings. It also partners with departments of transportation across the country to identify locations for animal-friendly infrastructure within their state…