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%.
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
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
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
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,
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.
This review of the impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 might inform the future use of public funds to improve and repair the nation’s highways, railways, seaports and airports as the U.S. Congress and the Trump Administration consider new transportation infrastructure legislation in 2019 and 2020.
This article discusses a framework of connectivity conservation by developing condition-specific targets and indicators, and establishing a monitoring program to evaluate the effectiveness of conservation actions.
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