World’s largest #WildlifeCrossing on #California #101 nears finish
Officials announced Dec 2, 2026, as the opening date for the #WallisAnnenbergWildlifeCrossing.
The bridge will span 10 lanes of freeway, giving #wildlife a safe path across.
#WildlifeConservation #habitat #HumanEncroachment #HabitatFragmentation
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/cGlj8FYY8Hk
Once widespread across southern #Asia, the animal now only survives on the islands of #Sumatra & #Borneo. Fewer than 14,000 #SumatranOrangutans remain in the wild, alongside just 800 Tapanuli #orangutans & about 104,700 Bornean orangutans, according to #conservation groups.
“These bridges allow orangutans to move, to mix, to maintain healthy populations,” Siregar said. “It reduces the risk of #extinction.”
#SumatraOrangutan #WildlifeConservation #habitat #HumanEncroachment #HabitatFragmentation
Similar bridges have been used by #orangutans elsewhere, but usually over rivers or on private industrial forest road. Conservationists say public roads — noisy, busy & unpredictable — pose a far greater challenge.
For orangutans, the stakes are high. Isolation leads to inbreeding, genetic weakening & eventual population collapse. Restoring connectivity gives them a chance to survive.
#SumatraOrangutan #WildlifeConservation #wildlife #habitat #HumanEncroachment #HabitatFragmentation
He said that the bridge spans the Lagan–Pagindar road in Pakpak Bharat district, a vital corridor connecting remote villages to schools, healthcare & government services. But the road also cuts directly through prime #orangutan #habitat, splitting an estimated 350 #orangutans into two isolated forest areas: the Siranggas Wildlife Reserve & the Sikulaping Protection Forest.
#SumatraOrangutan #WildlifeConservation #wildlife #HumanEncroachment #HabitatFragmentation
“This was the moment we had been waiting for,” Erwin Alamsyah Siregar, executive director of Indonesian conservation group Tangguh Hutan Khatulistiwa, or TaHuKah, told The Associated Press. “We are very grateful that the canopy here provides benefits for orangutan #conservation efforts.”
#SumatraOrangutan #WildlifeConservation #wildlife #habitat #HumanEncroachment #HabitatFragmentation
The fleeting scene, captured by a motion‑sensitive camera, showed a young #SumatranOrangutan pause at the forest’s edge, grip a rope with deliberate care & step out into open air. Halfway across, it stopped, casting a glance down at the road below. Moments later, it crossed.
Conservationists said that it marks the first documented case of a #SumatraOrangutan using an artificial canopy bridge to cross a public road that had divided its #habitat.
Camera shows #SumatraOrangutan using a canopy bridge to cross a road in #Indonesia
A Sumatran orangutan has been filmed for the first time using a human-made canopy bridge to cross a public road on the Indonesian island of #Sumatra, conservationists said Monday.
Rapid development has been shrinking the #jungle #habitat of the critically #EndangeredSpecies, & fatal conflicts with people have been increasing.
#WildlifeConservation #wildlife #HabitatFragmentation
https://apnews.com/article/orangutan-crosses-canopy-bridge-indonesia-sumatra-9015f59ef2c9223e60ea7a749ff2a2ee
Conservations say a Sumatran orangutan has been filmed for the first time using a human-made canopy bridge to cross a public road on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. Rapid development has been shrinking the jungle habitat of the critically endangered species. And fatal conflicts with people have been increasing. Conservationists told The Associated Press on Monday about the crossing. They say it marks the first documented case of a Sumatra orangutan using an artificial canopy bridge to cross a public road and connect the separate habitats. The bridge spans the Lagan–Pagindar road in Pakpak Bharat district. The vital corridor connects remote villages that cuts directly through prime orangutan habitat. It splits an estimated 350 orangutans into two isolated forest areas.
#Montana - #PollinatorCorridors are the next big thing in urban and suburban #gardening
Mandy Applegate Jul 24, 2025
"#Pollinator corridors are quickly becoming the next big focus in urban and suburban gardening, with more than 22% of native pollinators in North America facing serious threats to survival. As concerns grow, these pollinator corridors offer a practical solution by linking private gardens, parks and roadside green spaces into a continuous habitat. Without focused intervention, the steady decline of pollinators could fracture the ecological links that support food production, wildlife health and #ecosystem resilience.
"A network of #NativePlants
"Pollinator corridors are strips of pesticide-free native plants that give wildlife room to move and thrive in built environments. These stretches serve as travel routes where bees, butterflies and other pollinators can consistently access food, shelter and nesting areas. They also let residents reconnect with #nature while building attractive, water-wise gardens suited to their local climate.
"Local programs are expanding efforts to help residents support pollinators in their neighborhoods. By offering planting guides, hands-on workshops and access to native species, organizers are making it easier for people to turn yards, balconies and curbside strips into productive habitats.
"These corridors play a key role in reducing #HabitatFragmentation, which poses a major threat to pollinators. Instead of relying on scattered gardens, pollinators can follow a connected trail of habitat through neighborhoods, parks and roadside spaces. The result is a more livable landscape for #wildlife and a stronger sense of community #stewardship."
#UrbanGardening #SuburbanGardening #GardeningForPollinators #GardeningForButterflies #SolarPunkSunday #MoreGreenSpace
🎉 🎉 🎉 🐜 🐜 🐜 Genetic and phenotypic responses to #HabitatFragmentation in a European #HarvesterAnt
https://doi.org/10.1111/icad.12853
#ConservationGenetics #MessorStructor #FluctuatingAsymmetry #GyneSize #HabitatIsland #Inbreeding #Outbreeding
This creates a patchwork of #MicroHabitats that can support more mobile #insect life and other small beings, which is particularly crucial in areas where #HabitatFragmentation is severe. This patchwork can create #migration corridors, at least for smaller, very mobile #species, between larger areas of habitat that were previously cut off from each other.
It may not seem like much to have a few pots of #NativeFlowers on your tiny little balcony compared to someone
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