That is called symbioses of humans and wildlife, which is part of modern evolution! This symbioses has been going on already for several thousand of years since humans started to live in settlements.
Don't believe the alarmism and hysteria by researchers warning us here! Overblown concerns or bait for more research funding!
A related subject is non domestic animal population control in urban areas. E.g. there are probably way too many birds in the Phoenix metro area ,Arizona.
"... The urban monkeys in New Delhi are so bold they’ll steal the lunch right off your plate.
If you’ve spent time in New York, you’ve probably seen squirrels try to do the same.
Sydney’s white ibises got the nickname “bin chickens” for stealing trash and sandwiches.
This brazen behavior isn’t normal for most species in the countryside, yet it shows up in urban wildlife, and not just in these cities. ...
Studies show that animals living in urban environments around the world exhibit common sets of behaviors. At the same time, these urban animals are losing traits they would need in the wild. This process of urban animals’ behavior becoming more similar is known as “behavioral homogenization,” and it accompanies the loss of species diversity with urbanization. ..."
From the abstract:
"A variety of human activities, especially urbanization, are not only homogenizing species composition but also eroding behavioral diversity. This Essay introduces the concept of behavioral homogenization: the human-driven convergence of behavioral traits across individuals, populations, and species across space and time.
Global examples of fear responses, foraging, communication, activity patterns, social behavior, cognition and exploration, habitat use, breeding-site choice, migration, and heterospecific interaction networks are used to argue that spatial and temporal beta-diversity in behavior is shrinking in human-dominated landscapes.
Ecological and evolutionary consequences, including for animal cultures and human–wildlife conflict, are outlined and opportunities to quantify and integrate behavioral homogenization into biodiversity conservation and management are highlighted."
City animals act in the same brazen ways around the world "Researchers warn that as animals adapt to city life, they may be losing traits needed to survive in the wild [???]"
Behavioral convergence under urbanization: An overlooked dimension of biotic homogenization (open access)
What is not to like about Coca Cola? Caution: satire!
Fig 2. Schematic of urban-driven behavioral homogenization.
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