Keep up with the momentum for wildlife movement 🦌

Dear John,
Like you and me, wildlife need to move—to find food, water, and mates. Sadly, our movement can endanger or even block wildlife movement, often in the form of road, interstates, and railways.

Assuring this fundamental need to move is critical. Wildlands Network strives to safeguard North America's Wildways, or connected wildlife habitat corridors, to preserve wildlife movement across the continent.

We are advancing government policies that support wildlife movement, particularly at the state level. Read on to learn more of how we're achieving enduring conservation outcomes, from legislation to fund wildlife crossings in Oregon, to a collaborative wildlife connectivity initiative in Utah, and beyond.

For the wild,

There's a tangible solution to reversing the current alarming rate of biodiversity loss, and California is uniquely-positioned to implement it.

In a new paper, our California Program Manager, Mari Galloway outlines how the Golden State can achieve the goal of conserving 30% of its lands and waters by 2030.

In 2020 alone, the Oregon Department of Transportation recorded nearly 6,000 wildlife-vehicle collisions.

Our Oregon Program Manager, Zach Schwartz, explains in The Oregonian that the state has a prime opportunity to improve wildlife corridors and reduce collisions by implementing more wildlife crossings.

Learn more

U.S. Customs and Border Patrol recently released a plan for restoration and remediation of public lands damaged by border wall construction in the section near Tucson.

We created an "alternative" map that reveals the reality of the barrier’s impact on nature in the region, including critical water sources and habitat for wildlife.

New Mexico state agencies released a draft of their Wildlife Corridors Action Plan, derived from a template bill developed by Wildlands Network.

The report identifies 11 priority safe passage projects such as underpasses and overpasses throughout the state that will improve driver safety and increase connectivity of the state’s native wildlife.

In addition to supporting funding and implementation for existing wildlife connectivity projects in Utah, Wildlands Network is also laying the groundwork for new projects and initiatives in priority regions in the state, collaborating with diverse partners and land managers.

Hear more from North Carolina Project Manager Nikki Robinson about our project to ensure safe passage for wildlife across the Great Smoky Mountains. "In the grand scheme of time, roads are relatively new," she said. "These animals have been using this landscape way before we were here."

Plus, tune in February 27 for Nikki's TEDx talk in Asheville, “Building Bridges, Opening Doors."

Listen to the interview

We need you, John!

Our projects depend on generous donations from folks like you.

Will you give to sustain connected landscapes that promote climate-resilient communities for people and wildlife?

Thank you for supporting continental-scale conservation!

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