Conservation Corridor August 2025 Newsletter
Current Digests
Connectivity & Climate Change
Connectivity matters during climate extremes
Extreme snowfall in Wyoming forced pronghorn to make long-distance escape movements, but encounters with fences and highways increased mortality, highlighting the need for connectivity planning beyond seasonal migrations.
Connectivity in 30x30
Building resilient coastal ecosystems through seascape connectivity
A new synthesis of temperate coastal research argues that for global conservation targets such as 30x30 to succeed, connectivity must be at the heart of coastal restoration efforts.
Connectivity Management
Connectivity influences wildlife-vehicle collision hotspots
A new study examines how habitat connectivity, land cover, and traffic patterns influence wildlife-vehicle collision hotspots in New Hampshire, revealing that more connected areas may actually experience fewer collisions depending on species and landscape context.
Connectivity Science
Connectivity matters - but especially where woodland cover is scarce
Invertebrate surveys from the UK show that woodland connectivity enhances biodiversity, especially in landscapes with low woodland cover, highlighting the need for targeted restoration to maximize ecological benefits.
Connectivity Policy
Connectivity in National Policies: India
Although best known for tiger and elephant corridors, India also protects a diversity of wildlife through decades of connectivity-focused conservation policies.
In the News
- Florida restores $200 million in funding for Florida Wildlife Corridor (Florida Public Radio)
- Government of Ecuador declares the first Amazon connectivity corridor in Ecuador (WWF)
- Colorado's largest wildlife overpass - the widest in the world - is under construction over I-25 (Colorado Public Radio)
- Montana passes landmark wildlife crossing legislation (Mountain Journal)
- Elephant project in South Africa aims to use AI-powered gate to keep populations connected (Biographic)
- New StoryMap highlights wildlife corridors in Florida (ArcGIS)
- Recently published IUCN WCPA Technical Note provides guidance on integrating connectivity in the context of the BBNJ Agreement (IUCN)
Previous Digests
Connectivity & Climate Change
What does it mean to be "well connected"?
Connectivity Management
Wildlife underpasses reduce amphibian mortality
Connectivity Science
Identifying key connections for migratory marine animals
Connectivity in 30x30
Achieving U.S. 30x30 goals
in state-level policy
Connectivity Policy
National Dialogue for Ecological Connectivity convenes in Spain
