Bridging habitats to save wildlife

WILDLIFE corridors, also known as “eco-bridges”, are zones of habitat that connect wildlife populations that would otherwise be severed by human activities or structures such as roads or other infrastructure, farming, mining or logging.The corridor plays a crucial role in connecting animal and plant populations that would otherwise be isolated and therefore at greater risk of local extinction.

Eco-bridges may include green roofs (for butterflies and birds); tunnels and culverts (for small mammals such as otters, hedgehogs and badgers); amphibian tunnels; fish ladders; canopy bridge (especially for monkeys and squirrels); and underpass tunnels, viaducts, and overpasses (mainly for large or herd-type animals).