Room to Roam: The Benefits of Wildlife Infrastructure
📌 Natural Resources and Infrastructure Committee 2022 Spring Webinar Series:
https://www.ncsl.org/ncsl-in-dc/stand...
The migration of wildlife has occurred for thousands of years, yet it’s only recently that we have the data to fully understand these seasonal movements. As large mammals, such as deer and elk, make these journeys, they encounter an ever-growing network of highways and development that can provide tragic consequences to both wildlife and humans. As many as 2 million collisions between motor vehicles and wildlife occur annually in the U.S., costing more than $8 billion. This webinar will explore the use of wildlife corridors and other tools available to policymakers to reduce habitat fragmentation, wildlife-vehicle collisions and associated costs.
Moderator:
• Jennifer Schultz, National Conference of State Legislatures
Speakers:
• Cidney Bowman, wildlife passage program coordinator, Oregon Department of Transportation
• Matt Skroch, project director, U.S. public lands and rivers conservation, The Pew Charitable Trusts
Senator Mimi Stewart, New Mexico