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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.

Lessons Learned from America’s Last Great Investment in Infrastructure: The Value of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 for the Economy, Jobs, Roads and other Transportation Infrastructure

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.

Annual Report 2019

Fall Newsletter 2019

A Framework for Developing Connectivity Targets and Indicators to Guide Global Conservation Efforts

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.

America’s Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019 (ATIA) NEW! § 1125. Wildlife Crossing Safety

This excerpt of bill, S. 2302, includes an entire section on Wildlife Crossing Safety for the first time ever. Highlighting section 1125 which creates a $250 million wildlife crossing pilot program and initiates other activities aimed at reducing wildlife-vehicle collisions and improving habitat connectivity.

Differences in Spatiotemporal Patterns of Vehicle Collisions with Wildlife and Livestock

By REQUEST ONLY: Road ecology research has tended to focus on wildlife-vehicle collisions (WVCs) while omitting or failing to differentiate domestic (i.e., livestock) animal-vehicle collisions (DAVCs). Using a ten-year collision data set for Montana, we show that WVCs and DAVCs occur at different times of the day, during different seasons of the year, and in

Ecological Connectivity: A Bridge to Preserving Biodiversity

Featured in the United Nations Environment Programme’s Frontiers 2018/19: Emerging Issues of Environment Concern, this article highlights the forces of fragmentation, the demand for diverse solutions, and the opportunity to set targets for connectivity conservation that can prevent further fragmentation and biodiversity loss, while increasing resilience to the effects of climate change.

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