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Unhealthy Landscapes: Policy Recommendations on Land Use Change and Infectious Disease Emergence

The Working Group on land use change and disease emergence grew out of a special colloquium that convened international experts in infectious diseases, ecology, and environmental health to assess the current state of knowledge and to develop recommendations for addressing these environmental health challenges.

An Assessment of Road Impacts on Wildlife Populations in U.S. National Parks

Researchers at the Western Transportation Institute synthesized information obtained from a system-wide survey of resource managers to assess the magnitude of their concerns on the impacts of roads on park wildlife. The results characterize current conditions and help identify wildlife-transportation conflicts.

Climate Change Is Really Bugging Our Forests

Discusses bark beetle impacts in the face of climate change and wildfire regimes, citing drought weakened forest stands as drivers of increased infestation and ultimately increased fuel availability.

Yellowstone to Yukon: Canadian Conservation Efforts and Continental Landscape/ Biodiversity Strategy

A primer for those who view the Rocky Mountain region north of the Canada-US border as pristine and secure. Introduces the Yellowstone to Yukon initiative to an audience outside of the conservation community.