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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.

Report: Connectivity Conservation Workshop – Guiding the Carpathian Region

From 4-7 November 2019, over 50 scientists, conservation experts, natural resource managers, and policymakers from 13 countries gathered in Poiana Brasov to advance the practice of connectivity conservation in Romania and the wider Carpathian Mountains; one of Europe’s most biodiverse and intact ecosystems. Convened under the leadership of the BearConnect Project Research Consortium, the Center

Ecological and Sociopolitical Assessment of Congressional and Presidential Designation of Federal Protected Areas

Protected areas are one of the most effective means by which biodiversity is conserved, but are often criticized for either neglecting the importance of local communities or sacrificing conservation objectives for political expedience. In this study, we compared U.S. protected areas resulting from congressional designation vs. presidential designation with respect to their ecological context (using

Thirty Years of Connectivity Conservation Planning: An Assessment of Factors Influencing Plan Implementation

This study is the first systematic, evidence-based assessment of whether connectivity conservation plans (CCPs) result in conservation outcomes and what attributes of plans favor successful implementation. By gathering CCPs from around the world, characterizing attributes by surveying and conducting interviews with plan authors, analyses suggest that implementation of a CCP was enhanced by several tools,

Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act Information Packet

A description of the main provisions of the Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act, accompanied by case studies of how the legislation would benefit several key species (including Florida panthers, pronghorn, monarch butterflies, and grizzly bears).

Healthy Landscapes, Healthy People: A Guidebook for Montana Communities Preparing for a Changing Climate

This guidebook was prepared for the Faith, Science, and Climate Action conference, which took place in Bozeman, MT in October 2018. It is intended to serve as a guide for people who are concerned about human health and climate change, with a specific focus on faith communities.

S.3715 Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act

Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act of 2018. The Center and partners have been very involved with crafting the language for this bill.

Summary of Corridors Proposed by States under Secretarial Order 3362: Improving Habitat Quality in Western Big-Game Winter Range and Migration Corridors

Roads were mentioned in all State Action Plans as being major barriers to wildlife movement in focal areas. Some states reported specific locations for potential crossing structures or other mitigation projects, while others mentioned roads more generally. This brief created a map that shows the general locations of the priority areas put forward by states.

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