#wildlifecrossing — Public Fediverse posts

#Aotearoa / #NewZealand - The case for #WildlifeCorridors, bridges & belts

Connected networks of vegetated or aquatic spaces that enable movement of species across fragmented urban landscapes.

Excerpt: "#ClimateChange – #VegetatedCorridors contribute to #UrbanCooling and #microclimate regulation, supporting #ClimateAdaptation benefits alongside #biodiversity outcomes.
#HumanWellbeing – Access to connected, #biodiverse #GreenSpaces is associated with improved psychological wellbeing and restorative experiences.
#Freshwater security – Riparian and #BlueGreenCorridors can improve #stormwater attenuation, #WaterQuality, and #flood #resilience while supporting aquatic and terrestrial connectivity."

Read more:
https://aotearoabiodivercity.org/design-strategies/green-wildlife-corridors-bridges-and-belts/

#SolarPunkSunday #ClimateChangeAdaptation #GreenerCities #GreenCorridors #WildlifeCrossing #WaterIsLife #NatureHeals #SpendTimeInNature #Greenspaces

So, here's a situation where the #PingreeFarmRoad highway overpass, also on the #NorthShoreMassachusetts , already has a structure that could be transformed into a #WildlifeCrossing over a major highway, but it's falling into disrepair. I plan on contacting some organizations back in #Massachusetts to see what can be done to make this happen!

Abandoned Interstate 95 Overpass (#GeorgetownMA)

Hidden deep within the Georgetown-Rowley State Forest lies an abandoned overpass spanning Interstate 95 — a rusting, graffiti-covered bridge with a fascinating backstory dating to the 1970s.

https://www.goxplr.com/abandoned-interstate-95-overpass-georgetown-ma/

#BCT and Pingee Farm Road

"This section begins by crossing Boxford Rd. and the bridge boardwalk over the Mill River. The BCT connects a variety of trails before emerging onto Pingree Farm Road. This old road crosses over Route 95 and is decorated with eclectic street art or graffiti - depending on your point of view. The trail continues west and then turns south merging at Hemlock Junction with the Border to Boston Trail and #EastCoastGreenway. It bypasses the Kelsey Arboretum on its way south into Boxford. This recording ends at the boardwalk across Lowe Pond because of technical difficulties. The hike actually continues through #BoxfordME, past Round Top and the monument for Camp Curtis Guild, the Boxford village cemetery, Boxford Center, the Boy Scout Park, Fish Brook, and Lockwood Forest before coming out onto Middleton Road. The total distance for this day is about 9 miles."

https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/massachusetts/bct-and-pingee-farm-road

#SolarPunkSunday #Massachusetts #PreservedLand #WildlifeCrossing #BayCircuitTrail #BayCircuitTrailAndGreenway #LandConservation #ConservedLand #WildlifeCrossings

@goodgoodgoodco.bsky.social
While North America is among the epicenters of global #WildlifeCrossing construction, the movement is global. In Croatia 🇭🇷, for example, roughly a quarter of a new highway in the country is crossable for #wildlife, making it among the most permeable highways on Earth.

Highway overpasses see a globa...

Finland creates ‘pedestrian crossings’ for elk and deer.

A system that warns motorists about wildlife crossing the road saw accidents drop to zero during testing near Turku.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20260626-finland-creates-pedestrian-crossings-for-elk-and-deer?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#Wildlife #Finland #Cars #Elk #Deer #WildlifeCrossing

World’s largest #WildlifeCrossing on #California #101 nears finish

Officials announced Dec 2, 2026, as the opening date for the #WallisAnnenbergWildlifeCrossing.

The bridge will span 10 lanes of freeway, giving #wildlife a safe path across.

#WildlifeConservation #habitat #HumanEncroachment #HabitatFragmentation
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/cGlj8FYY8Hk

The Walliss Annenberg Wildlife Crossing here in SoCal is opening December 2. You know, the one critics say won't open. I recently toured the site; it's spectacular.

It won't be open to humans...and to ensure that, the native plants it will be covered with will include plenty of poison oak. 👍

https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/agoura-hills-wildlife-crossing-bridge-over-101-freeway-opening-winter

#wildlifecrossing

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

@dbattistella
Find wildlife crossing locations on crowdsourced #OpenStreetMap #OSM #WildlifeCrossing
https://overpass-turbo.eu/?template=key-value&key=man_made&value=wildlife_crossing
Documentation: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:man_made%3Dwildlife_crossing

#Oregon gets $33M to construct #wildlifecrossing over I-5 in southwest Oregon
https://www.oregonlive.com/environment/2024/12/oregon-gets-33m-to-construct-wildlife-crossing-over-i-5-in-southwest-oregon.html

Completion of wildlife overpass east of Canmore delayed – again
#Alberta #Canada #Environment #Travel #Transport #Wildlife #Infrastructure #WildlifeOverpass #Canmore #Highway1 #WildlifeCrossing #EnvironmentalProtection #BowValley #TransCanadaHighway
https://the-14.com/completion-of-wildlife-overpass-east-of-canmore-delayed-again/

Thanks so much to the Conejo Open Space Foundation National Wildlife Federation teams for the tour of the in-progress Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing. What a wonderful way to enhance and protect open space for humans and wildlife alike!

Special thanks to former Sen. Fran Pavley, Beth Pratt, and Lauren Gill, all of whom are playing key roles in making this crossing a reality.

#wallisannenbergwildlifecrossing #worldsmosthopefulconstructionsite #p22legacy #saveLAcougars #wildlifecrossing #wildlifecorridors #agourahills #santamonicamountains #conejovalley #cosca #cosf #tocc

Had a wonderful time celebrating wildlife corridor protection at the Connections in Conservation event tonight in Agoura Hills.

Thanks to organizers Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing, the National Wildlife Federation, and the Cougar Conservancy for all their work on wildlife connectivity in the Santa Monica Mountains and beyond.

Thanks too those who traveled from as far as Florida and Texas to view the excellent film "Path of the Panther."

After all I heard at this event, I'm even more glad the Thousand Oaks City Council has made natural habitat protection one of its top goals for 2023-24.

#wildlifecrossing #habitatprotection #agourahills #thousandoaks #conejovalley #tocc

https://westobserver.com/news/united-states/new-law-will-ban-rat-poison-that-was-harmful-to-wildlife/?ref=futurecrunch.com #california #WildlifeCrossing #GoodNews

We need more tunnels and bridges for wildlife #environment #wildlife #AnimalProtection #WildlifeCrossing #traffic https://interestingengineering.com/29-of-the-most-heartwarming-wildlife-crossings-around-the-world

From the Los Angeles Times: “Saving the next P-22 starts with a million ‘hyperlocal’ seeds and a bare-bones nursery”

#WildlifeCrossing #Climate #NativePlants #California

https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2023-06-21/wallis-annenberg-wildlife-crossing-agoura-hills-hyperlocal-seeds-native-plants

#Podcast about #LosAngeles / #GriffithPark #mountainLion #P22 #puma born in the #SantaMonicaMountains

#wildlifeConservation #wildlifeCrossing #freeways #wildlifeCameras #predators #coexisting #coexistence #endangered #inbreeding #LA

https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5mZWVkYnVybmVyLmNvbS9PbG9naWVz/episode/NmNiMzZkNDEtNzNhNy00MjVkLTkzZjUtZDMzOWEyNGRkYjgz?ep=14 #ologies

A cougar will swim half a mile in 57°F water to cross parts of Puget Sound, but when it comes to crossing I-5? “We’ve seen cougars reach the interstate and turn around...For most of them it’s basically a wall. This shows the need for good wildlife crossings.”

https://eopugetsound.org/magazine/swimming-cougars

#Wildlife #Biodiversity #Conservation #WildlifeCrossing #Connectivity

Rest In Power P-22 The Mountain Lion of LA. <3 Thank you for being the face that got the conversation started on LA Wildlife crossings.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64006005

#ecology #wildlifecrossing #urbanism

https://news.mongabay.com/2022/11/video-wildlife-crossings-built-with-tribal-knowledge-drastically-reduce-collisions/ #WildLifeCrossing #montana #GoodNews