10 beautiful ecological corridors to save animals

Man, with his streets and urban sprawl has made the life of animals more and more difficult, used to running, jumping, scurrying in the green. The solution to remedy our damage are natural corridors and bridges. Real nature highways recreated all over the world

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Man, with his streets and urban sprawl has made the life of animals more and more difficult, used to running, jumping, scurrying in the green. The solution to remedy our damage is i corridorsand natural bridges. Real highways area of nature identity recreated around the world.

Le fence man-made have had a particular impact on predators, accustomed to wandering long distances in search of prey. Other large mammals, such as deer, may find themselves separated from a water source or pasture by a road or suburban neighborhood.

Thanks to corridors natural, animals can move from place to place without obstacles. Designed especially for larger animals, they are also suitable for smaller creatures, including insects.

Ideally, these "natural bridges" could help entire ecosystems expand and thrive despite their proximity to humans.

Here are the most suggestive:

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Terai Arc Landscape

The Terai Arc Landscape covers 14 different protected areas in India and Nepal. Grasslands, forests, and river valleys here are important habitats for a number of species, including rare Indian rhinos, Asian elephants, and Bengal tigers. The Terai stretches from the Bagmati River in Nepal to the Yamuna River in India.

The issues surrounding the Terai are very different from those affecting natural corridors in the United States and Europe. Despite being rural, the region is densely populated, especially on the Indian side of the border. Poverty is a widespread problem here, along with poaching and the intensive use of natural resources.

Banff Wildlife Bridge

This wildlife flyover in Banff allows animals to cross the Trans Canada Highway.

Not all natural corridors take decades to come into being, as in this case. The park has six wildlife flyovers and several dozen underpasses. So far, naturalists have documented 140.000 animals crossing the road using bridges or underpasses.

Lower Rio Grande Valley, National Wildlife Refuge

In southeastern Texas, commercial buildings, farms and roads have taken the place of natural landscapes. The city of Houston continues to spread outward and the Lower Rio Grande Valley, is right in the middle of all this development.

The wildlife that traverses the bridges of this area includes migratory birds and rare mammals such as the ocelot.

Christmas Island, the bridge and the crab tunnels

Not all animal crossings were designed for large mammals. On Australia's Christmas Island, the annual migration of crabs has inspired a number of steps.

These creatures migrate to the ocean every year to reproduce and lay eggs. 50 to 100 million crustaceans literally cover the island and its roads as they move from the forest to the sea. According to naturalists, at least 500.000 crabs die each year during the voyage. Hence the need to build bridges to limit the number of deaths during migration.

Corridoio Sawantwadi-Dodamarg Wildlife

We are in South India. A wildlife-rich mountain range overlooks this region. In addition to Bengal tigers, bears and elephants, it is home to many of the natural medicinal herbs used in traditional Ayurvedic medicine.

With the help of the Mumbai-based Awaaz Foundation, the lands within the Sawantwadi-Dodamarg Corridor have been considered an "ecologically sensitive area."

Oslo, Norvegia Bee Highway

The capital of Norway boasts a solution for api. Oslo is a clean city, but it lacks urban parks and plants. As a result, bees struggle to survive. A new dedicated corridor provides these precious creatures with a real highway to move around.

Also to London work is underway on this front.

To learn more: LET'S SAVE BEES: NEW NATURAL HABITATS AND ECOLOGICAL CORRIDORS ALONG THE RAILWAYS IN UK

Highway 93 Riserve Crossings, Montana

Highway 93 is one of the largest crossing efforts in the country with 41 structures between underpasses and overpasses. Some sections have been designed to ensure that wildlife can move along safe corridors.

Special cameras have captured numerous creatures using passages and bridges: grizzly bears, deer, moose and cougars.

Corridoio Burnham Wildlife

Chicago's Burnham Park is surrounded by real estate. Here, however, the corridor inside the park rises, passing right through the heart of the city.

It is mainly used as a refuge for three million migratory birds.

European Green Belt

The idea of ​​the European green belt began in Germany shortly after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Over the years, it has expanded through a number of deals. Now it passes from the Russian-Finnish border to the Balkans.

The corridor is located approximately in the place of the Iron Curtain. For this reason, the Green Belt has historical and cultural significance in addition to protecting wildlife.

To learn more: IRON CURTAIN TRAIL: A MEGA CYCLE TRACK IN PLACE OF THE IRON CURTAIN

The "eco-pipeline" of the Netherlands'

When it comes to natural corridors, the Netherlands is second to none with over 600 intersections that allow animals to safely cross from one side of the road to the other. Some of these are small but others are huge.

The largest, the Natuurbrug Zanderij Crailoo, stretches for almost half a mile and ensures safe passage for deer, wild boar and other mammals.

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