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Building wildlife corridors
conservation evidence
and best practices
Mapping: Intro to Mapping
Selecting the best location for a wildlife corridor
Maps are vital to choosing the best location for a wildlife corridor. We need lots of them — and lots of kinds of them — because they help us visualize the global problems we address. Yet, our solutions often come down to planting a small tree in an abandoned cattle pasture. To know exactly where we need to plant that small tree, our maps must span scales from the entire globe to small, individual parcels of land.
Selecting the best location for a wildlife corridor
Here we share examples of the biodiversity maps we use at Saving Nature.These maps utilize multiple data sets to prioritize conservation actions. We include examples of our Strategic Maps,Tactical Maps, Implementation Maps, Evaluation Maps, and Didactic Maps.
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Mapping: Species Distribution Mapping Protocol
How To Map The Ranges Of Species
Saving Nature’s range mapping protocol takes a step-by-step approach to filtering the data, establishing range parameters, and verifying presence. Furthermore, it cross references habitat suitability with distribution ranges. Ultimately, it assesses the protected status by overlaying viable distribution ranges with protected areas. The resulting maps clearly demonstrate where conservation interventions are needed.
How To Map The Ranges Of Species
Here we share the protocol used for mapping the distribution of India’s endemic forest and grassland birds. This approach is a working example of how a data set is created for use in species geographic mapping.
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forest restoration
How to build a successful wildlife corridor
Building a successful wildlife corridor ultimately comes down to planting the right trees in the right places. Although seemingly straightforward, tree planting can be a difficult undertaking. There is much more to planting trees than putting seedlings in the ground - collecting and germinating the right diversity of seeds, preparing the site, and managing the plantings all contribute to successful reforestation.
How to build a successful wildlife corridor
Here we share best practices and lessons learned by our partners working in biodiversity hotspots around the world on forest restoration.
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Monitoring: forest restoration
Remote Sensing and Drone Surveys
Aerial surveys are critical in assessing forest cover. With drone technology and remote sensing data readily available, it is now possible to monitor progress regularly.
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Remote Sensing and Drone Surveys
Here we share best practices and lessons learned on collecting and analyzing drone footage.
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Monitoring: Wildlife movement
Planning and Executing A Camera Trapping Program
Movement of wildlife is a critical milestone for validating our work, demonstrating the species are repopulating diminished forests, increasing genetic diversity, and improving resilience. As a result, effective project surveillance with camera traps is critical.
Planning and Executing A Camera Trapping Program
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Evaluating Conservation Evidence
Movement of wildlife is a critical milestone for validating our work, demonstrating the species are repopulating diminished forests, increasing genetic diversity, and improving resilience. As a result, effective project surveillance with camera traps is critical.
Evaluating Conservation Evidence
View EvidenceSCIENTIFIC PAPERS ON THE TOPIC OF WILDLIFE CORRIDORS
The science of creating wildlife corridors is relatively new. As a result, it's important to evaluate projects based on metrics that demonstrate success. Equally important is understanding opportunities for improvement. We have compiled peer-reviewed publications to explore the evidence and help guide future efforts.
SCIENTIFIC PAPERS ON THE TOPIC OF WILDLIFE CORRIDORS
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DATABASE OF WILDLIFE CORRIDORS AROUND THE WORLD
There are now hundreds of wildlife corridors around the world - many related to assisting wildlife to move safely across infrastructure, such as highways, railroads, and deforested areas. But do they work? We have compiled a database to help answer this question.