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Bridmhge - DSDSD
Bridmhge - DSDSD
Animals may also suffer by not being able to access particular habitats. In times of drought,
roads can prohibit animals from reaching water.
Further, when animals cross roads, mortality is often the result. This rate of mortality can
severely threaten animals and has been identified as a leading cause of the decline in some
populations.
In such circumstances, wildlife corridors can help halt biodiversity loss and redress some of the
impacts of the degradation and isolation of ecosystem.
Overpasses such as this one allow for traffic to continue for human convenience, while allowing wildlife to
pass unharmed beneath from place to place
Maintain and increase vegetation cover and habitat quality to maximise connection between
larger remnants of vegetation. This will help dispersal of wildlife populations between larger
remnants and ensure genetic interchange and seasonal wildlife movement;
Provide specific habitat resources and ecological needs, particularly for threatened species
(e.g. Koalas);
Maximise corridor width and function by revegetation and control of weeds and feral
animals;
Maximise the protection/linkage of landforms (i.e.. valley floors, floodplains, gullies, mid-
slopes and ridges).