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Roadkill study demonstrates urgent necessity for safeguards
Roadkill study demonstrates urgent necessity for safeguards

A republished article from Mongabay. Researchers surveyed a 50-km stretch of road in Kerala’s Western Ghats over a year and recorded 330 roadkill incidents across 72 species, with reptiles and amphibians suffering the highest mortality. The findings highlight how altered landscapes intensify risks for vulnerable species and stress the need for species-specific mitigation strategies in road planning.

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Where bison meet traffic: Understanding migratory movements of bison along roadways and hotspots for Yellowstone wildlife activity
Where bison meet traffic: Understanding migratory movements of bison along roadways and hotspots for Yellowstone wildlife activity

A single large truck killed 13 bison on US Highway 191 in 2023, yet the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem still lacks any wildlife crossing infrastructure despite decades of mounting collisions. New research has shown where existing highway bridges could be adapted into wildlife corridors, transforming the deadliest stretches of road into safe passages for migrating bison, grizzly bears, and other iconic species.

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Establishing wildlife corridors is a key conservation tool in many landscapes
Establishing wildlife corridors is a key conservation tool in many landscapes

A recent publication claimed that increasing stewardship to ensure landscape permeability is a better approach to achieving conservation outcomes than protecting corridors between protected areas. We argue that the optimal approach depends on the landscape context, conservation goals, and species involved. 

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Here you’ll find easy-to-read summaries of scientifically rigorous, evidence-based and peer-reviewed publications from around the world to help you better plan, build and manage ecologically sustainable linear infrastructure.

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Here you’ll find guidance, instructions and methods to help you plan, design, build and manage roads and other linear infrastructure that are ecologically friendly, as well as design surveys and monitoring programs, undertake analyses, and ensure the decisions you make are supported by reliable data and evidence and represent global best-practice .

Here you’ll find easy-to-read case studies of real-life projects and experiences from around the world to help you better plan, build and manage ecologically sustainable linear infrastructure. Case studies are written by practitioners working on road, rail, powerline and other linear infrastructure projects and showcase what worked, what failed and lessons learnt.

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