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Wildlife Corridors & Crossings Fact Sheet

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Policy Options

  • Study wildlife corridors and crossings:
    • Create a Wildlife Corridor Action Plan identifying corridors and a list of locations needing crossings. NM SB 228 (2019), OR HB 2384 (2019), VA SB 1004 (2020) 
    • Require the state transportation agency to annually publish wildlife-vehicle collision data. VA HB 975 (2022)
  • Build capacity for planning and implementing wildlife crossings:
    • Provide funding for a coalition of NGOs and agencies. CO SB 23-151 (2022)
    • Allow state wildlife and transportation agencies to coordinate on mitigating wildlife barriers for new transportation projects. CA AB 2344 (2022)
  • Provide funding for wildlife corridors and crossings:
    • Create a dedicated fund for wildlife crossings. CO SB 23-151 (2022), NM SB 72 (2023)
    • Authorize expenditures from an income account for wildlife crossings. WY SF 106 (2023)
    • Appropriate funding for wildlife crossing projects. UT SB 3 (2023), WA SB 5689 (2022) 
  • Protect and reconnect wildlife habitat:
    • Introduce memorials to support restoration of critical habitat. AZ SM 1001 (2021), NM SM 10 (2021)
    • Acquire and protect lands that complete a wildlife corridor. FL HB 7047 (2023)
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Related External Resources
Wildlands Network: State legislation supporting habitat connectivity (2022)
Center for Large Landscape Conservation: A Strategic Framework for Policy and Action (2010)
ARC Solutions: Wildlife Infrastructure Funding Opportunities within the Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act

Note: Supplementary resources are linked in program titles

PEW: Funding for Wildlife Crossing Infrastructure: An Evaluation of Revenue and Funding Mechanisms
New Mexico Department of Transportation: New Mexico Wildlife Corridor Action Plan (2022)

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