Research
Making scientific research accessible
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.
Research summaries are listed chronologically according to when they were published here. To find information on a specific topic, please use the SEARCH function and search by keywords, including topic, species, location and/or author.
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Good news: highway underpasses for wildlife actually work
Underpasses are a useful tool to enable wildlife to move across landscapes with roads. Not all ground-dwelling species of wildlife will find underpasses to their liking, but many do. Underpasses are also not a panacea for impacts on wildlife. And we shouldn’t use their effectiveness as a justification to run highways through pristine areas. They’re a tool to minimise impacts of road projects that have wide community support.
Wolves and Prey Species use Green Bridges to cross over Busy Highway in Germany
Wolves are recolonizing many parts of central Europe, which often requires them to cross roads to reach new habitats and territories. We found that green bridges (also known as land bridges) are used by wolves and by their prey, and reduce the risk that wolves are involved in wildlife-vehicle collisions.