#habitatconnectivity — Public Fediverse posts

#Canada built 44 bridges and tunnels across a single stretch of highway so that animals could cross without dying, and collisions with wildlife there have fallen by more than 80%, with #grizzly mothers now teaching their cubs to use the crossings like a route the family has always known

When a highway became a deadly barrier to evolution itself, engineers built an invisible detour that wild animals instinctively learned to use.

By Brendan Brown
Published September 6, 2026

"The #TransCanadaHighway runs straight through #BanffNationalPark — 82 kilometers of four-lane road through the Canadian Rockies, carrying a vehicle every few seconds through some of the richest wildlife country on the continent.

"For decades, the arithmetic of that arrangement was written in carcasses. The highway killed elk, deer, bears and wolves at a relentless rate, and did something quieter and worse besides: it cut the park’s animal populations in two, a river of traffic no prudent animal would cross, splitting gene pools on either side of the pavement.

"Canada’s answer, built out over three decades, was to give the animals their own infrastructure — and it has become the most-studied, most-copied piece of #wildlife engineering on Earth.

Six bridges, thirty-eight tunnels

"Along that one stretch of highway, Parks Canada built 44 crossing structures — six overpasses and 38 underpasses — beginning with the first two overpasses in 1996 at about $1.5 million each.

"The overpasses are the famous ones: to a driver they look like ordinary concrete bridges, until you glimpse the top and see forest running unbroken across them — trees, shrubs and grass planted fifty meters wide, a strip of the Rockies carried over four lanes of traffic. The underpasses do the volume work below: culverts and tunnels sized for everything from cougars to moose."

Read more:
https://scienceblog.com/b-canada-built-44-bridges-and-tunnels-across-a-single-stretch-of-highway-so-that-animals-could-cross-without-dying-and-collisions-with-wildlife-there-have-fallen-by-more-than-80-with-grizzly-mothers-n/

#SolarPunkSunday #WildlifeCrossings #WildlifeCorridors #WildlifeHabitat #PreserveNature #WildlifeDiversity #Biodiversity #GreenBridges #Reconnection #HabitatConnectivity #WildlifeConservation #GeneticDiversity

#Canada built 44 bridges and tunnels across a single stretch of highway so that animals could cross without dying, and collisions with wildlife there have fallen by more than 80%, with #grizzly mothers now teaching their cubs to use the crossings like a route the family has always known

When a highway became a deadly barrier to evolution itself, engineers built an invisible detour that wild animals instinctively learned to use.

By Brendan Brown
Published September 6, 2026

"The #TransCanadaHighway runs straight through #BanffNationalPark — 82 kilometers of four-lane road through the Canadian Rockies, carrying a vehicle every few seconds through some of the richest wildlife country on the continent.

"For decades, the arithmetic of that arrangement was written in carcasses. The highway killed elk, deer, bears and wolves at a relentless rate, and did something quieter and worse besides: it cut the park’s animal populations in two, a river of traffic no prudent animal would cross, splitting gene pools on either side of the pavement.

"Canada’s answer, built out over three decades, was to give the animals their own infrastructure — and it has become the most-studied, most-copied piece of #wildlife engineering on Earth.

Six bridges, thirty-eight tunnels

"Along that one stretch of highway, Parks Canada built 44 crossing structures — six overpasses and 38 underpasses — beginning with the first two overpasses in 1996 at about $1.5 million each.

"The overpasses are the famous ones: to a driver they look like ordinary concrete bridges, until you glimpse the top and see forest running unbroken across them — trees, shrubs and grass planted fifty meters wide, a strip of the Rockies carried over four lanes of traffic. The underpasses do the volume work below: culverts and tunnels sized for everything from cougars to moose."

Read more:
https://scienceblog.com/b-canada-built-44-bridges-and-tunnels-across-a-single-stretch-of-highway-so-that-animals-could-cross-without-dying-and-collisions-with-wildlife-there-have-fallen-by-more-than-80-with-grizzly-mothers-n/

#SolarPunkSunday #WildlifeCrossings #WildlifeCorridors #WildlifeHabitat #PreserveNature #WildlifeDiversity #Biodiversity #GreenBridges #Reconnection #HabitatConnectivity #WildlifeConservation #GeneticDiversity

#Canada built 44 bridges and tunnels across a single stretch of highway so that animals could cross without dying, and collisions with wildlife there have fallen by more than 80%, with #grizzly mothers now teaching their cubs to use the crossings like a route the family has always known

When a highway became a deadly barrier to evolution itself, engineers built an invisible detour that wild animals instinctively learned to use.

By Brendan Brown
Published September 6, 2026

"The #TransCanadaHighway runs straight through #BanffNationalPark — 82 kilometers of four-lane road through the Canadian Rockies, carrying a vehicle every few seconds through some of the richest wildlife country on the continent.

"For decades, the arithmetic of that arrangement was written in carcasses. The highway killed elk, deer, bears and wolves at a relentless rate, and did something quieter and worse besides: it cut the park’s animal populations in two, a river of traffic no prudent animal would cross, splitting gene pools on either side of the pavement.

"Canada’s answer, built out over three decades, was to give the animals their own infrastructure — and it has become the most-studied, most-copied piece of #wildlife engineering on Earth.

Six bridges, thirty-eight tunnels

"Along that one stretch of highway, Parks Canada built 44 crossing structures — six overpasses and 38 underpasses — beginning with the first two overpasses in 1996 at about $1.5 million each.

"The overpasses are the famous ones: to a driver they look like ordinary concrete bridges, until you glimpse the top and see forest running unbroken across them — trees, shrubs and grass planted fifty meters wide, a strip of the Rockies carried over four lanes of traffic. The underpasses do the volume work below: culverts and tunnels sized for everything from cougars to moose."

Read more:
https://scienceblog.com/b-canada-built-44-bridges-and-tunnels-across-a-single-stretch-of-highway-so-that-animals-could-cross-without-dying-and-collisions-with-wildlife-there-have-fallen-by-more-than-80-with-grizzly-mothers-n/

#SolarPunkSunday #WildlifeCrossings #WildlifeCorridors #WildlifeHabitat #PreserveNature #WildlifeDiversity #Biodiversity #GreenBridges #Reconnection #HabitatConnectivity #WildlifeConservation #GeneticDiversity

#Canada built 44 bridges and tunnels across a single stretch of highway so that animals could cross without dying, and collisions with wildlife there have fallen by more than 80%, with #grizzly mothers now teaching their cubs to use the crossings like a route the family has always known

When a highway became a deadly barrier to evolution itself, engineers built an invisible detour that wild animals instinctively learned to use.

By Brendan Brown
Published September 6, 2026

"The #TransCanadaHighway runs straight through #BanffNationalPark — 82 kilometers of four-lane road through the Canadian Rockies, carrying a vehicle every few seconds through some of the richest wildlife country on the continent.

"For decades, the arithmetic of that arrangement was written in carcasses. The highway killed elk, deer, bears and wolves at a relentless rate, and did something quieter and worse besides: it cut the park’s animal populations in two, a river of traffic no prudent animal would cross, splitting gene pools on either side of the pavement.

"Canada’s answer, built out over three decades, was to give the animals their own infrastructure — and it has become the most-studied, most-copied piece of #wildlife engineering on Earth.

Six bridges, thirty-eight tunnels

"Along that one stretch of highway, Parks Canada built 44 crossing structures — six overpasses and 38 underpasses — beginning with the first two overpasses in 1996 at about $1.5 million each.

"The overpasses are the famous ones: to a driver they look like ordinary concrete bridges, until you glimpse the top and see forest running unbroken across them — trees, shrubs and grass planted fifty meters wide, a strip of the Rockies carried over four lanes of traffic. The underpasses do the volume work below: culverts and tunnels sized for everything from cougars to moose."

Read more:
https://scienceblog.com/b-canada-built-44-bridges-and-tunnels-across-a-single-stretch-of-highway-so-that-animals-could-cross-without-dying-and-collisions-with-wildlife-there-have-fallen-by-more-than-80-with-grizzly-mothers-n/

#SolarPunkSunday #WildlifeCrossings #WildlifeCorridors #WildlifeHabitat #PreserveNature #WildlifeDiversity #Biodiversity #GreenBridges #Reconnection #HabitatConnectivity #WildlifeConservation #GeneticDiversity

#Canada built 44 bridges and tunnels across a single stretch of highway so that animals could cross without dying, and collisions with wildlife there have fallen by more than 80%, with #grizzly mothers now teaching their cubs to use the crossings like a route the family has always known

When a highway became a deadly barrier to evolution itself, engineers built an invisible detour that wild animals instinctively learned to use.

By Brendan Brown
Published September 6, 2026

"The #TransCanadaHighway runs straight through #BanffNationalPark — 82 kilometers of four-lane road through the Canadian Rockies, carrying a vehicle every few seconds through some of the richest wildlife country on the continent.

"For decades, the arithmetic of that arrangement was written in carcasses. The highway killed elk, deer, bears and wolves at a relentless rate, and did something quieter and worse besides: it cut the park’s animal populations in two, a river of traffic no prudent animal would cross, splitting gene pools on either side of the pavement.

"Canada’s answer, built out over three decades, was to give the animals their own infrastructure — and it has become the most-studied, most-copied piece of #wildlife engineering on Earth.

Six bridges, thirty-eight tunnels

"Along that one stretch of highway, Parks Canada built 44 crossing structures — six overpasses and 38 underpasses — beginning with the first two overpasses in 1996 at about $1.5 million each.

"The overpasses are the famous ones: to a driver they look like ordinary concrete bridges, until you glimpse the top and see forest running unbroken across them — trees, shrubs and grass planted fifty meters wide, a strip of the Rockies carried over four lanes of traffic. The underpasses do the volume work below: culverts and tunnels sized for everything from cougars to moose."

Read more:
https://scienceblog.com/b-canada-built-44-bridges-and-tunnels-across-a-single-stretch-of-highway-so-that-animals-could-cross-without-dying-and-collisions-with-wildlife-there-have-fallen-by-more-than-80-with-grizzly-mothers-n/

#SolarPunkSunday #WildlifeCrossings #WildlifeCorridors #WildlifeHabitat #PreserveNature #WildlifeDiversity #Biodiversity #GreenBridges #Reconnection #HabitatConnectivity #WildlifeConservation #GeneticDiversity

📰 Apex Predators Are Quietly Reshaping the West

🦅 Western U.S.: Bald eagles, gray wolves, condors, and black bears are back from the brink due to decades of environmental policy, habitat restoration, and public support.

🌄 Their return is restoring ecological function at landscape scale, from scavenger networks to trophic balance, even as some species adapt to more urbanized terrain.

🤝 Coexistence now depends on community‑level choices: wildlife‑friendly ranching, lead‑free hunting, habitat connectivity, and everyday tolerance that allows wide‑ranging species to move, feed, and reproduce safely.

🔗 https://ktla.com/news/nationworld/apex-predators-comeback-western-united-states/

#SolarPunkSunday
#WildlifeRecovery #ApexPredators #HabitatConnectivity #Conservation #WildlifeConservation #EcologicalRestoration #Biodiversity

📰 Apex Predators Are Quietly Reshaping the West

🦅 Western U.S.: Bald eagles, gray wolves, condors, and black bears are back from the brink due to decades of environmental policy, habitat restoration, and public support.

🌄 Their return is restoring ecological function at landscape scale, from scavenger networks to trophic balance, even as some species adapt to more urbanized terrain.

🤝 Coexistence now depends on community‑level choices: wildlife‑friendly ranching, lead‑free hunting, habitat connectivity, and everyday tolerance that allows wide‑ranging species to move, feed, and reproduce safely.

🔗 https://ktla.com/news/nationworld/apex-predators-comeback-western-united-states/

#SolarPunkSunday
#WildlifeRecovery #ApexPredators #HabitatConnectivity #Conservation #WildlifeConservation #EcologicalRestoration #Biodiversity

📰 Apex Predators Are Quietly Reshaping the West

🦅 Western U.S.: Bald eagles, gray wolves, condors, and black bears are back from the brink due to decades of environmental policy, habitat restoration, and public support.

🌄 Their return is restoring ecological function at landscape scale, from scavenger networks to trophic balance, even as some species adapt to more urbanized terrain.

🤝 Coexistence now depends on community‑level choices: wildlife‑friendly ranching, lead‑free hunting, habitat connectivity, and everyday tolerance that allows wide‑ranging species to move, feed, and reproduce safely.

🔗 https://ktla.com/news/nationworld/apex-predators-comeback-western-united-states/

#SolarPunkSunday
#WildlifeRecovery #ApexPredators #HabitatConnectivity #Conservation #WildlifeConservation #EcologicalRestoration #Biodiversity

📰 Apex Predators Are Quietly Reshaping the West

🦅 Western U.S.: Bald eagles, gray wolves, condors, and black bears are back from the brink due to decades of environmental policy, habitat restoration, and public support.

🌄 Their return is restoring ecological function at landscape scale, from scavenger networks to trophic balance, even as some species adapt to more urbanized terrain.

🤝 Coexistence now depends on community‑level choices: wildlife‑friendly ranching, lead‑free hunting, habitat connectivity, and everyday tolerance that allows wide‑ranging species to move, feed, and reproduce safely.

🔗 https://ktla.com/news/nationworld/apex-predators-comeback-western-united-states/

#SolarPunkSunday
#WildlifeRecovery #ApexPredators #HabitatConnectivity #Conservation #WildlifeConservation #EcologicalRestoration #Biodiversity

📰 Apex Predators Are Quietly Reshaping the West

🦅 Western U.S.: Bald eagles, gray wolves, condors, and black bears are back from the brink due to decades of environmental policy, habitat restoration, and public support.

🌄 Their return is restoring ecological function at landscape scale, from scavenger networks to trophic balance, even as some species adapt to more urbanized terrain.

🤝 Coexistence now depends on community‑level choices: wildlife‑friendly ranching, lead‑free hunting, habitat connectivity, and everyday tolerance that allows wide‑ranging species to move, feed, and reproduce safely.

🔗 https://ktla.com/news/nationworld/apex-predators-comeback-western-united-states/

#SolarPunkSunday
#WildlifeRecovery #ApexPredators #HabitatConnectivity #Conservation #WildlifeConservation #EcologicalRestoration #Biodiversity

A good primer on #WildlifeCorridors from #EcologyNet.

#Ecology101 - #Wildlife corridors

By admin - December 17, 2025 608

"In an increasingly human-dominated world, the natural landscapes that once stretched unbroken for miles are now often fragmented, carved up by roads, cities, and agricultural fields. This #fragmentation creates isolated 'islands' of habitat, trapping wildlife populations and threatening their long-term survival. Imagine a vibrant ecosystem, bustling with diverse life, suddenly cut into pieces. This is the challenge that wildlife corridors seek to address, offering a lifeline to nature by re-stitching the fabric of our planet.

The Urgent Need for Connectivity

Habitat fragmentation is a silent crisis, severing the vital connections that allow species to thrive. When large natural areas are broken into smaller, isolated patches, animals find themselves confined. This confinement leads to several critical problems:

- Limited Resources: Smaller areas mean fewer food sources, less water, and reduced shelter, especially during seasonal changes.
- Increased Vulnerability: Isolated populations are more susceptible to local extinction from disease, natural disasters, or even random events. A single wildfire or severe storm could wipe out an entire population.
- Genetic Isolation: Perhaps the most insidious threat is the loss of genetic diversity. Without the ability to move and breed with individuals from other populations, species become inbred, weakening their resilience to environmental changes and diseases.

Wildlife corridors emerge as a powerful solution to these challenges. They are essentially pathways of habitat that connect otherwise isolated natural areas, allowing animals to move safely between them. These connections are crucial for maintaining healthy, robust ecosystems."

Learn more:
https://ecology.net/wildlife-corridors/

#SolarPunkSunday #HabitatConnectivity #LandIsLife #WaterIsLife #Reconnection #WildlifeCorridors #WildlifeConservation #HabitatConservation #PreserveNature #GeneticDiversity #Wildlife #ClimateChange

A good primer on #WildlifeCorridors from #EcologyNet.

#Ecology101 - #Wildlife corridors

By admin - December 17, 2025 608

"In an increasingly human-dominated world, the natural landscapes that once stretched unbroken for miles are now often fragmented, carved up by roads, cities, and agricultural fields. This #fragmentation creates isolated 'islands' of habitat, trapping wildlife populations and threatening their long-term survival. Imagine a vibrant ecosystem, bustling with diverse life, suddenly cut into pieces. This is the challenge that wildlife corridors seek to address, offering a lifeline to nature by re-stitching the fabric of our planet.

The Urgent Need for Connectivity

Habitat fragmentation is a silent crisis, severing the vital connections that allow species to thrive. When large natural areas are broken into smaller, isolated patches, animals find themselves confined. This confinement leads to several critical problems:

- Limited Resources: Smaller areas mean fewer food sources, less water, and reduced shelter, especially during seasonal changes.
- Increased Vulnerability: Isolated populations are more susceptible to local extinction from disease, natural disasters, or even random events. A single wildfire or severe storm could wipe out an entire population.
- Genetic Isolation: Perhaps the most insidious threat is the loss of genetic diversity. Without the ability to move and breed with individuals from other populations, species become inbred, weakening their resilience to environmental changes and diseases.

Wildlife corridors emerge as a powerful solution to these challenges. They are essentially pathways of habitat that connect otherwise isolated natural areas, allowing animals to move safely between them. These connections are crucial for maintaining healthy, robust ecosystems."

Learn more:
https://ecology.net/wildlife-corridors/

#SolarPunkSunday #HabitatConnectivity #LandIsLife #WaterIsLife #Reconnection #WildlifeCorridors #WildlifeConservation #HabitatConservation #PreserveNature #GeneticDiversity #Wildlife #ClimateChange

A good primer on #WildlifeCorridors from #EcologyNet.

#Ecology101 - #Wildlife corridors

By admin - December 17, 2025 608

"In an increasingly human-dominated world, the natural landscapes that once stretched unbroken for miles are now often fragmented, carved up by roads, cities, and agricultural fields. This #fragmentation creates isolated 'islands' of habitat, trapping wildlife populations and threatening their long-term survival. Imagine a vibrant ecosystem, bustling with diverse life, suddenly cut into pieces. This is the challenge that wildlife corridors seek to address, offering a lifeline to nature by re-stitching the fabric of our planet.

The Urgent Need for Connectivity

Habitat fragmentation is a silent crisis, severing the vital connections that allow species to thrive. When large natural areas are broken into smaller, isolated patches, animals find themselves confined. This confinement leads to several critical problems:

- Limited Resources: Smaller areas mean fewer food sources, less water, and reduced shelter, especially during seasonal changes.
- Increased Vulnerability: Isolated populations are more susceptible to local extinction from disease, natural disasters, or even random events. A single wildfire or severe storm could wipe out an entire population.
- Genetic Isolation: Perhaps the most insidious threat is the loss of genetic diversity. Without the ability to move and breed with individuals from other populations, species become inbred, weakening their resilience to environmental changes and diseases.

Wildlife corridors emerge as a powerful solution to these challenges. They are essentially pathways of habitat that connect otherwise isolated natural areas, allowing animals to move safely between them. These connections are crucial for maintaining healthy, robust ecosystems."

Learn more:
https://ecology.net/wildlife-corridors/

#SolarPunkSunday #HabitatConnectivity #LandIsLife #WaterIsLife #Reconnection #WildlifeCorridors #WildlifeConservation #HabitatConservation #PreserveNature #GeneticDiversity #Wildlife #ClimateChange

A good primer on #WildlifeCorridors from #EcologyNet.

#Ecology101 - #Wildlife corridors

By admin - December 17, 2025 608

"In an increasingly human-dominated world, the natural landscapes that once stretched unbroken for miles are now often fragmented, carved up by roads, cities, and agricultural fields. This #fragmentation creates isolated 'islands' of habitat, trapping wildlife populations and threatening their long-term survival. Imagine a vibrant ecosystem, bustling with diverse life, suddenly cut into pieces. This is the challenge that wildlife corridors seek to address, offering a lifeline to nature by re-stitching the fabric of our planet.

The Urgent Need for Connectivity

Habitat fragmentation is a silent crisis, severing the vital connections that allow species to thrive. When large natural areas are broken into smaller, isolated patches, animals find themselves confined. This confinement leads to several critical problems:

- Limited Resources: Smaller areas mean fewer food sources, less water, and reduced shelter, especially during seasonal changes.
- Increased Vulnerability: Isolated populations are more susceptible to local extinction from disease, natural disasters, or even random events. A single wildfire or severe storm could wipe out an entire population.
- Genetic Isolation: Perhaps the most insidious threat is the loss of genetic diversity. Without the ability to move and breed with individuals from other populations, species become inbred, weakening their resilience to environmental changes and diseases.

Wildlife corridors emerge as a powerful solution to these challenges. They are essentially pathways of habitat that connect otherwise isolated natural areas, allowing animals to move safely between them. These connections are crucial for maintaining healthy, robust ecosystems."

Learn more:
https://ecology.net/wildlife-corridors/

#SolarPunkSunday #HabitatConnectivity #LandIsLife #WaterIsLife #Reconnection #WildlifeCorridors #WildlifeConservation #HabitatConservation #PreserveNature #GeneticDiversity #Wildlife #ClimateChange

A good primer on #WildlifeCorridors from #EcologyNet.

#Ecology101 - #Wildlife corridors

By admin - December 17, 2025 608

"In an increasingly human-dominated world, the natural landscapes that once stretched unbroken for miles are now often fragmented, carved up by roads, cities, and agricultural fields. This #fragmentation creates isolated 'islands' of habitat, trapping wildlife populations and threatening their long-term survival. Imagine a vibrant ecosystem, bustling with diverse life, suddenly cut into pieces. This is the challenge that wildlife corridors seek to address, offering a lifeline to nature by re-stitching the fabric of our planet.

The Urgent Need for Connectivity

Habitat fragmentation is a silent crisis, severing the vital connections that allow species to thrive. When large natural areas are broken into smaller, isolated patches, animals find themselves confined. This confinement leads to several critical problems:

- Limited Resources: Smaller areas mean fewer food sources, less water, and reduced shelter, especially during seasonal changes.
- Increased Vulnerability: Isolated populations are more susceptible to local extinction from disease, natural disasters, or even random events. A single wildfire or severe storm could wipe out an entire population.
- Genetic Isolation: Perhaps the most insidious threat is the loss of genetic diversity. Without the ability to move and breed with individuals from other populations, species become inbred, weakening their resilience to environmental changes and diseases.

Wildlife corridors emerge as a powerful solution to these challenges. They are essentially pathways of habitat that connect otherwise isolated natural areas, allowing animals to move safely between them. These connections are crucial for maintaining healthy, robust ecosystems."

Learn more:
https://ecology.net/wildlife-corridors/

#SolarPunkSunday #HabitatConnectivity #LandIsLife #WaterIsLife #Reconnection #WildlifeCorridors #WildlifeConservation #HabitatConservation #PreserveNature #GeneticDiversity #Wildlife #ClimateChange

#California - #WildlifeCorridors and #HabitatConnectivity

#CLAW envisions a connected network of habitat throughout the #SantaMonicaMountains, and beyond.

"For thousands of years, wildlife has been traversing the Santa Monica Mountains along well-established migratory patterns in order to find food, water, shelter, and mating opportunities. As urban sprawl spreads through this region, access to these routes becomes blocked or dangerous.

What CLAW is doing

CLAW is taking a multi-pronged approach to protecting connected habitat blocks and wildlife corridors in #LosAngeles.

- Wildlife Corridor Ordinance: CLAW successfully advocated for the City of Los Angeles to designate the eastern Santa Monica Mountains (between the 405 and 101 Freeways) as LA's first #WildlifeDistrict. The City Planning Department’s preliminary work for this ordinance can be seen in the Wildlife Pilot Study.
UPDATE: In December 2022, LA City’s Planning Commission voted to support the Wildlife Ordinance! The last step before a full City Council vote is the Planning and Land Use Committee. Follow our advocacy on this ordinance here.

- Land Acquisition: CLAW and partner organizations fundraised over $1.6 million to acquire 17 acres of critical connective habitat in #LaurelCanyon in our Let's Buy A Mountain campaign. CLAW's nature cam documented the use of this land by multiple species of animals, including mountain lion and gray fox. This land, one of the largest parcels in the eastern Santa Monica Mountains, is a keystone portion of an established wildlife corridor.

- #ConservationEasements: CLAW holds a conservation easement on a parcel of open space habitat in the Santa Monica Mountains. Conservation easements are binding agreements that ensure the land will remain natural and undeveloped in perpetuity.

- Corridor Watchdog: In April 2018, CLAW filed an appeal against the approval of an 8,000 square foot house planned for development over an ecologically unique hillside stream area with multiple protected trees. The Los Angeles Planning Department failed to properly evaluate the importance of this land as a wildlife corridor connecting two crucial habitat hubs. Unfortunately, this construction project is continuing with full approval. CLAW will continue to monitor critical connective habitat sites to ensure that environmental review is thoroughly analyzed and considered."

Learn more:
https://www.clawonline.org/wildlifecorridors

#SolarPunkSunday #LandIsLife
#WaterIsLife #EndangeredSpecies #CaliforniaWildlifeCrossing #SantaMonica #Reconnection #WildlifeCorridors #WildlifeConservation #HabitatConservation #PreserveNature

#California - #WildlifeCorridors and #HabitatConnectivity

#CLAW envisions a connected network of habitat throughout the #SantaMonicaMountains, and beyond.

"For thousands of years, wildlife has been traversing the Santa Monica Mountains along well-established migratory patterns in order to find food, water, shelter, and mating opportunities. As urban sprawl spreads through this region, access to these routes becomes blocked or dangerous.

What CLAW is doing

CLAW is taking a multi-pronged approach to protecting connected habitat blocks and wildlife corridors in #LosAngeles.

- Wildlife Corridor Ordinance: CLAW successfully advocated for the City of Los Angeles to designate the eastern Santa Monica Mountains (between the 405 and 101 Freeways) as LA's first #WildlifeDistrict. The City Planning Department’s preliminary work for this ordinance can be seen in the Wildlife Pilot Study.
UPDATE: In December 2022, LA City’s Planning Commission voted to support the Wildlife Ordinance! The last step before a full City Council vote is the Planning and Land Use Committee. Follow our advocacy on this ordinance here.

- Land Acquisition: CLAW and partner organizations fundraised over $1.6 million to acquire 17 acres of critical connective habitat in #LaurelCanyon in our Let's Buy A Mountain campaign. CLAW's nature cam documented the use of this land by multiple species of animals, including mountain lion and gray fox. This land, one of the largest parcels in the eastern Santa Monica Mountains, is a keystone portion of an established wildlife corridor.

- #ConservationEasements: CLAW holds a conservation easement on a parcel of open space habitat in the Santa Monica Mountains. Conservation easements are binding agreements that ensure the land will remain natural and undeveloped in perpetuity.

- Corridor Watchdog: In April 2018, CLAW filed an appeal against the approval of an 8,000 square foot house planned for development over an ecologically unique hillside stream area with multiple protected trees. The Los Angeles Planning Department failed to properly evaluate the importance of this land as a wildlife corridor connecting two crucial habitat hubs. Unfortunately, this construction project is continuing with full approval. CLAW will continue to monitor critical connective habitat sites to ensure that environmental review is thoroughly analyzed and considered."

Learn more:
https://www.clawonline.org/wildlifecorridors

#SolarPunkSunday #LandIsLife
#WaterIsLife #EndangeredSpecies #CaliforniaWildlifeCrossing #SantaMonica #Reconnection #WildlifeCorridors #WildlifeConservation #HabitatConservation #PreserveNature

#California - #WildlifeCorridors and #HabitatConnectivity

#CLAW envisions a connected network of habitat throughout the #SantaMonicaMountains, and beyond.

"For thousands of years, wildlife has been traversing the Santa Monica Mountains along well-established migratory patterns in order to find food, water, shelter, and mating opportunities. As urban sprawl spreads through this region, access to these routes becomes blocked or dangerous.

What CLAW is doing

CLAW is taking a multi-pronged approach to protecting connected habitat blocks and wildlife corridors in #LosAngeles.

- Wildlife Corridor Ordinance: CLAW successfully advocated for the City of Los Angeles to designate the eastern Santa Monica Mountains (between the 405 and 101 Freeways) as LA's first #WildlifeDistrict. The City Planning Department’s preliminary work for this ordinance can be seen in the Wildlife Pilot Study.
UPDATE: In December 2022, LA City’s Planning Commission voted to support the Wildlife Ordinance! The last step before a full City Council vote is the Planning and Land Use Committee. Follow our advocacy on this ordinance here.

- Land Acquisition: CLAW and partner organizations fundraised over $1.6 million to acquire 17 acres of critical connective habitat in #LaurelCanyon in our Let's Buy A Mountain campaign. CLAW's nature cam documented the use of this land by multiple species of animals, including mountain lion and gray fox. This land, one of the largest parcels in the eastern Santa Monica Mountains, is a keystone portion of an established wildlife corridor.

- #ConservationEasements: CLAW holds a conservation easement on a parcel of open space habitat in the Santa Monica Mountains. Conservation easements are binding agreements that ensure the land will remain natural and undeveloped in perpetuity.

- Corridor Watchdog: In April 2018, CLAW filed an appeal against the approval of an 8,000 square foot house planned for development over an ecologically unique hillside stream area with multiple protected trees. The Los Angeles Planning Department failed to properly evaluate the importance of this land as a wildlife corridor connecting two crucial habitat hubs. Unfortunately, this construction project is continuing with full approval. CLAW will continue to monitor critical connective habitat sites to ensure that environmental review is thoroughly analyzed and considered."

Learn more:
https://www.clawonline.org/wildlifecorridors

#SolarPunkSunday #LandIsLife
#WaterIsLife #EndangeredSpecies #CaliforniaWildlifeCrossing #SantaMonica #Reconnection #WildlifeCorridors #WildlifeConservation #HabitatConservation #PreserveNature

#California - #WildlifeCorridors and #HabitatConnectivity

#CLAW envisions a connected network of habitat throughout the #SantaMonicaMountains, and beyond.

"For thousands of years, wildlife has been traversing the Santa Monica Mountains along well-established migratory patterns in order to find food, water, shelter, and mating opportunities. As urban sprawl spreads through this region, access to these routes becomes blocked or dangerous.

What CLAW is doing

CLAW is taking a multi-pronged approach to protecting connected habitat blocks and wildlife corridors in #LosAngeles.

- Wildlife Corridor Ordinance: CLAW successfully advocated for the City of Los Angeles to designate the eastern Santa Monica Mountains (between the 405 and 101 Freeways) as LA's first #WildlifeDistrict. The City Planning Department’s preliminary work for this ordinance can be seen in the Wildlife Pilot Study.
UPDATE: In December 2022, LA City’s Planning Commission voted to support the Wildlife Ordinance! The last step before a full City Council vote is the Planning and Land Use Committee. Follow our advocacy on this ordinance here.

- Land Acquisition: CLAW and partner organizations fundraised over $1.6 million to acquire 17 acres of critical connective habitat in #LaurelCanyon in our Let's Buy A Mountain campaign. CLAW's nature cam documented the use of this land by multiple species of animals, including mountain lion and gray fox. This land, one of the largest parcels in the eastern Santa Monica Mountains, is a keystone portion of an established wildlife corridor.

- #ConservationEasements: CLAW holds a conservation easement on a parcel of open space habitat in the Santa Monica Mountains. Conservation easements are binding agreements that ensure the land will remain natural and undeveloped in perpetuity.

- Corridor Watchdog: In April 2018, CLAW filed an appeal against the approval of an 8,000 square foot house planned for development over an ecologically unique hillside stream area with multiple protected trees. The Los Angeles Planning Department failed to properly evaluate the importance of this land as a wildlife corridor connecting two crucial habitat hubs. Unfortunately, this construction project is continuing with full approval. CLAW will continue to monitor critical connective habitat sites to ensure that environmental review is thoroughly analyzed and considered."

Learn more:
https://www.clawonline.org/wildlifecorridors

#SolarPunkSunday #LandIsLife
#WaterIsLife #EndangeredSpecies #CaliforniaWildlifeCrossing #SantaMonica #Reconnection #WildlifeCorridors #WildlifeConservation #HabitatConservation #PreserveNature

#California - #WildlifeCorridors and #HabitatConnectivity

#CLAW envisions a connected network of habitat throughout the #SantaMonicaMountains, and beyond.

"For thousands of years, wildlife has been traversing the Santa Monica Mountains along well-established migratory patterns in order to find food, water, shelter, and mating opportunities. As urban sprawl spreads through this region, access to these routes becomes blocked or dangerous.

What CLAW is doing

CLAW is taking a multi-pronged approach to protecting connected habitat blocks and wildlife corridors in #LosAngeles.

- Wildlife Corridor Ordinance: CLAW successfully advocated for the City of Los Angeles to designate the eastern Santa Monica Mountains (between the 405 and 101 Freeways) as LA's first #WildlifeDistrict. The City Planning Department’s preliminary work for this ordinance can be seen in the Wildlife Pilot Study.
UPDATE: In December 2022, LA City’s Planning Commission voted to support the Wildlife Ordinance! The last step before a full City Council vote is the Planning and Land Use Committee. Follow our advocacy on this ordinance here.

- Land Acquisition: CLAW and partner organizations fundraised over $1.6 million to acquire 17 acres of critical connective habitat in #LaurelCanyon in our Let's Buy A Mountain campaign. CLAW's nature cam documented the use of this land by multiple species of animals, including mountain lion and gray fox. This land, one of the largest parcels in the eastern Santa Monica Mountains, is a keystone portion of an established wildlife corridor.

- #ConservationEasements: CLAW holds a conservation easement on a parcel of open space habitat in the Santa Monica Mountains. Conservation easements are binding agreements that ensure the land will remain natural and undeveloped in perpetuity.

- Corridor Watchdog: In April 2018, CLAW filed an appeal against the approval of an 8,000 square foot house planned for development over an ecologically unique hillside stream area with multiple protected trees. The Los Angeles Planning Department failed to properly evaluate the importance of this land as a wildlife corridor connecting two crucial habitat hubs. Unfortunately, this construction project is continuing with full approval. CLAW will continue to monitor critical connective habitat sites to ensure that environmental review is thoroughly analyzed and considered."

Learn more:
https://www.clawonline.org/wildlifecorridors

#SolarPunkSunday #LandIsLife
#WaterIsLife #EndangeredSpecies #CaliforniaWildlifeCrossing #SantaMonica #Reconnection #WildlifeCorridors #WildlifeConservation #HabitatConservation #PreserveNature

📰 Wildlife Crossings Are Gaining Popularity Around the World

🌏 Earth: Recent reporting highlighted the growing use of wildlife crossings to reconnect habitats fragmented by roads.

🚗 These structures help reduce vehicle collisions, support threatened wildlife, and improve genetic diversity by reconnecting isolated populations.

🤝 Crossings are proven, practical infrastructure solutions that benefit both people and wildlife with long-term conservation value.

🔗 https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2026/07/the-growing-global-popularity-of-wildlife-crossings/

#WildlifeWednesday #WildlifeConservation #Biodiversity #HabitatConnectivity #NaturePositive #Environment #Conservation

📰 Wildlife Crossings Are Gaining Popularity Around the World

🌏 Earth: Recent reporting highlighted the growing use of wildlife crossings to reconnect habitats fragmented by roads.

🚗 These structures help reduce vehicle collisions, support threatened wildlife, and improve genetic diversity by reconnecting isolated populations.

🤝 Crossings are proven, practical infrastructure solutions that benefit both people and wildlife with long-term conservation value.

🔗 https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2026/07/the-growing-global-popularity-of-wildlife-crossings/

#WildlifeWednesday #WildlifeConservation #Biodiversity #HabitatConnectivity #NaturePositive #Environment #Conservation

📰 Wildlife Crossings Are Gaining Popularity Around the World

🌏 Earth: Recent reporting highlighted the growing use of wildlife crossings to reconnect habitats fragmented by roads.

🚗 These structures help reduce vehicle collisions, support threatened wildlife, and improve genetic diversity by reconnecting isolated populations.

🤝 Crossings are proven, practical infrastructure solutions that benefit both people and wildlife with long-term conservation value.

🔗 https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2026/07/the-growing-global-popularity-of-wildlife-crossings/

#WildlifeWednesday #WildlifeConservation #Biodiversity #HabitatConnectivity #NaturePositive #Environment #Conservation

📰 Wildlife Crossings Are Gaining Popularity Around the World

🌏 Earth: Recent reporting highlighted the growing use of wildlife crossings to reconnect habitats fragmented by roads.

🚗 These structures help reduce vehicle collisions, support threatened wildlife, and improve genetic diversity by reconnecting isolated populations.

🤝 Crossings are proven, practical infrastructure solutions that benefit both people and wildlife with long-term conservation value.

🔗 https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2026/07/the-growing-global-popularity-of-wildlife-crossings/

#WildlifeWednesday #WildlifeConservation #Biodiversity #HabitatConnectivity #NaturePositive #Environment #Conservation

📰 Wildlife Crossings Are Gaining Popularity Around the World

🌏 Earth: Recent reporting highlighted the growing use of wildlife crossings to reconnect habitats fragmented by roads.

🚗 These structures help reduce vehicle collisions, support threatened wildlife, and improve genetic diversity by reconnecting isolated populations.

🤝 Crossings are proven, practical infrastructure solutions that benefit both people and wildlife with long-term conservation value.

🔗 https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2026/07/the-growing-global-popularity-of-wildlife-crossings/

#WildlifeWednesday #WildlifeConservation #Biodiversity #HabitatConnectivity #NaturePositive #Environment #Conservation

World's largest wildlife crossing reaches critical milestone. Now what?

https://www.yahoo.com/news/worlds-largest-wildlife-crossing-reaches-100046299.html

#HackerNews #wildlifecrossing #conservation #milestones #animalprotection #habitatconnectivity #environmentalnews

World's largest wildlife crossing reaches critical milestone. Now what?

https://www.yahoo.com/news/worlds-largest-wildlife-crossing-reaches-100046299.html

#HackerNews #wildlifecrossing #conservation #milestones #animalprotection #habitatconnectivity #environmentalnews

World's largest wildlife crossing reaches critical milestone. Now what?

https://www.yahoo.com/news/worlds-largest-wildlife-crossing-reaches-100046299.html

#HackerNews #wildlifecrossing #conservation #milestones #animalprotection #habitatconnectivity #environmentalnews

World's largest wildlife crossing reaches critical milestone. Now what?

https://www.yahoo.com/news/worlds-largest-wildlife-crossing-reaches-100046299.html

#HackerNews #wildlifecrossing #conservation #milestones #animalprotection #habitatconnectivity #environmentalnews

it's #SpitballSunday
(yes i just made this hashtag up because I wanted an excuse to post the following)

#MassTransit and #PublicTransit

because #CarbonReduction in #Transportation

also because less #LandUse footprint with higher density

also because less time wasted finding a freaking parking space

also because better #HabitatConnectivity with a mixed matrix of green spaces amongst urbanization, serving as #WildlifeCorridors

this in turn improves #watershed recharge and reduces #stormwater management and #flooding problems because there's less #impermeable surfaces

mixed matrix of businesses, residences, and green spaces improves local economic #resilience by helping local businesses, and also improves #SenseOfPlace

sure, some people will want to live far out in the exurbs on big lawns but not everyone should be condemned to this #CarCentric infrastructure

it's #SpitballSunday
(yes i just made this hashtag up because I wanted an excuse to post the following)

#MassTransit and #PublicTransit

because #CarbonReduction in #Transportation

also because less #LandUse footprint with higher density

also because less time wasted finding a freaking parking space

also because better #HabitatConnectivity with a mixed matrix of green spaces amongst urbanization, serving as #WildlifeCorridors

this in turn improves #watershed recharge and reduces #stormwater management and #flooding problems because there's less #impermeable surfaces

mixed matrix of businesses, residences, and green spaces improves local economic #resilience by helping local businesses, and also improves #SenseOfPlace

sure, some people will want to live far out in the exurbs on big lawns but not everyone should be condemned to this #CarCentric infrastructure