Here’s the thing about Pokémon Go: Despite heaps of alarmist news stories and think pieces, Pokémon Go is at the end of the day just a game, if an absorbing one. Sure, your kid may be addicted to it. That actually may not be such a bad thing. Naturalists and birders are among the most vocal proponents of Pokémon Go—they find startling similarities between wandering around the outdoors looking for digital animals and our beloved pastime of wandering around the outdoors looking for real animals. If these kids like catching a digital butterfly, they’ll love an actual flapping colorful butterfly, right? The connections between Pokémon Go and wildlife science are...
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