Wildlife corridors, a conservation success story

[Catherine]

Wildlife corridors have become a real issue. We create conservation areas, but it is important that they be connected to other conservation areas. 
There are some good examples of that in Canada. The wildlife bridges in Banff in the Rockies have saved a lot of lives and permitted  free movement of animals.
In places like Ontario where the turtles and salamanders just have to take their chances with the roads, the results are not so good. In one area they do close the road during the salamander breeding period, so they can safely reach the ponds where they lay their eggs. It is not as good for the turtles who need to leave the water to find a place to lay their eggs.
Just looking at the results of existing corridors it is clear that we need many more corridors. They can be bridges, they can be tunnels or anything else that allows the free movement of wildlife. This needs to be the next big conservation focus.

https://www.theweathernetwork.com/ca/new...-corridors

If wildlife corridors work for Canada, then they will work anywhere else. We need to assess areas where animals need to migrate and find ways to make it possible.
Many places are doing this. After habitat loss, loss of habitat connection is putting species at risk.
They are currently building the largest wildlife bridge ever over the LA freeway. We can do this all around the world and the results will be worth it.