Researchers urge Iowa to adopt connectivity corridors to preserve wildlife

Over the past 200 years, Iowa last lost 99 percent of its prairie land, 75 percent of its woodlands and forests and about 260 plant species are considered endangered and threatened. A new report says...

Connectivity matters - but especially where woodland cover is scarce - Conservation Corridor

In the face of global biodiversity loss, improving connectivity remains a key strategy for conserving and restoring ecosystems. Connectivity can help biodiversity by enabling dispersal, promoting...

Montana Passes Landmark Wildlife Crossing Legislation - Mountain Journal

New bills establish dedicated funding for infrastructure to reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions and reconnect fragmented habitats.

Identifying key connections for migratory marine animals - Conservation Corridor

Migratory species are ubiquitous across all taxonomic groups. However, many migratory species are currently in decline. For migratory marine species in particular, almost half of all species are...

Wildlife underpasses reduce amphibian mortality - Conservation Corridor

Wildlife crossings - overpasses, underpasses, and other structures that span linear infrastructure - are known to reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions, mitigate climate change, and promote connectivity...

Climate warming disproportionately impacts deep-sea connectivity - Conservation Corridor

Connectivity is crucial for helping species adapt to climate change. When that adaptation includes moving to a new location, connectivity facilitates range shifts by allowing species to move to a...

Wyoming Wildlife: Game and Fish Releases Revised Fencing Guide

Third edition of landowner handbook reflects updates in research and wildlife-friendly fencing options.

Fixing biodiversity leakage to improve conservation success - Conservation Corridor

Area-based protection initiatives like 30x30 – the global effort to protect 30% of earth’s land and water by 2030 – aim to conserve biodiversity in part by removing the possibility of extractive...

Do pinch points in corridors matter for insect biodiversity? - Conservation Corridor

Corridors provide both functional connectivity and structural connectivity. While structural connectivity assesses how connected landscape elements are, functional connectivity measures the degree to...

Habitat fragmentation and edges matter for soil microorganisms - Conservation Corridor

A single gram of soil can harbor as many as 10 billion microorganisms—bacteria, archaea, and fungi—across thousands of unique species. These tiny soil inhabitants collectively have a huge impact....

A survey of public opinions on wildlife crossings

Light pollution decreases usefulness of road underpasses - Conservation Corridor

Strategies to combat habitat fragmentation, such structures that help wildlife cross roads like over- and underpasses, may have to contend with more than just fragmentation. Other anthropogenic...

New Mexico puts aside wildlife crossing funding

The $50 million is the largest amount of money a state has set aside for wildlife crossings in the U.S.