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Wildlife-Vehicle Conflict, Crossing Structures, and Cost Estimates

An overview of the benefits of wildlife crossing structures for human safety, the economy, wildlife conservation, and ecological connectivity. The fact sheet includes cost estimates of wildlife crossing infrastructure and a case study of a successful project in Wyoming.

Wildlife Crossing and Road Mitigation Job Creation Projects that Would Benefit from Federal Infrastructure and Stimulus Funding

A list of state agency-supported wildlife infrastructure projects that, upon receiving necessary federal funding, would create jobs, aid local economies, and create smart infrastructure to protect wildlife and people.

Why America Needs Wildlife Crossings

An over overview of the benefits of wildlife crossings for people, wildlife, and the economy. This fact sheet also includes statistics on the efficacy of related projects in Wyoming, Arizona, Colorado, and Virginia.

Reducing Wildlife Vehicle Collisions by Building Crossings: General Information, Cost Effectiveness, and Case Studies from the U.S.

A review of the impacts of wildlife-vehicle collisions on human and wildlife safety, ecosystems, and state economies. This issue brief also includes case studies of cost-effective wildlife crossing structures in Colorado and Wyoming.

Examples of Effectiveness of Wildlife Crossing Structures with Fencing in Reducing Wildlife-Vehicle Collisions While Improving Habitat Connectivity

Case studies of successful wildlife crossing projects on state and federal highways in Wyoming, Arizona, and Colorado that have decreased the number of reported wildlife-vehicle collisions in the area by more than 85%.

Supporting National Forest System Planning with Forest Inventory and Analysis Data

This article explores opportunities for using data and products produced by the USDA Forest Service’s Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) Program to support the implementation of the 2012 Planning Rule. The Planning Rule promulgated new regulations for land-management planning and emphasizes the importance of scientifically credible assessment and monitoring strategies for adaptive forest planning and

Wildlife Connectivity: Opportunities for State Legislation

This document provides a variety of potential provisions for state legislators. Each provision attempts to address and improve different facets of identifying and protecting state wildlife movement and habitat connectivity. The following pages provide rationales for enhancing existing or creating new provisions and, where available, include examples of model or sample legislative language. Although intended

S. 2302 America’s Transportation Infrastructure Act (ATIA)

On July 30, 2019, the Senate Environment & Public Works Committee unanimously voted (21-0) to advance a bipartisan transportation reauthorization bill, S. 2302, America’s Transportation Infrastructure Act. This summary compiles excerpts of the wildlife-related provisions of that bill, including Section 1125, which for the first time ever creates a $250 million wildlife crossing pilot program aimed

Transportation Infrastructure Investments and Consequences for Wildlife: A Review of Sub-Saharan Africa

Investment in transportation infrastructure (primarily roads and railways) is a primary driver of threats and impacts to wildlife habitat and connectivity across sub-Saharan Africa. With this background in mind, this paper presents two analyses: 1) a comprehensive accounting of the global and regional multilateral development banks (MDBs) active in sub-Saharan Africa, their absolute investments in,

Inferring Fine-Scale Spatial Structure of the Brown Bear (Ursus arctos) Population in the Carpathians Prior to Infrastructure Development

This study uses genetic data to understand how landscape and environmental factors influence demographic connectedness in Europe’s largest brown bear population and to assist in mitigating planned infrastructure development in Romania.

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