wildlife corridor
Habitat connectivity strip
A wildlife corridor is a strip of habitat connecting separate ecosystems or protected areas, allowing animals to migrate, find mates, and maintain genetic diversity across fragmented landscapes.
Corridors may be natural features like river valleys or engineered passages like highway underpasses: The new wildlife corridor lets elk move safely between the two forests.
Conserved trail corridor
- gene flowAllele transfer between populations
- stepping stoneIntermediate stage toward goal
- habitat fragmentationBreaking continuous environments into isolated patches
- land bridgeTerrain joining two continents
permeability · culvert · bridge · tunnel · safe passage
Conserved natural zone
- habitat restorationReviving degraded natural environments
- endangered speciesOrganisms facing extinction risk
- threatened speciesWildlife at extinction risk
- reserveSupply kept back
sanctuary · refuge · stewardship · land trust · easement · buffer zone · greenbelt · conservancy
Number of different organisms
- native speciesOrganisms originating in a region
- endemic speciesLife found nowhere else
- keystone speciesOutsized ecological impact organism
- pollinatorsOrganisms transferring reproductive dust
mammals · birds · reptiles · amphibians · fish · invertebrates · flora · fauna
Established bird migration path
- monarch butterflyMigratory orange-winged insect
- caribouNorth American arctic deer
- wildebeestLarge African grazing antelope
- salmon runSeasonal upstream fish trek
bird migration · whale migration · zebra · breeding grounds · navigation · migratory route · tracking · homing instinct
greenway
Conserved trail corridor
- gene flowAllele transfer between populations
- stepping stoneIntermediate stage toward goal
- habitat fragmentationBreaking continuous environments into isolated patches
land bridge · permeability · culvert · bridge · tunnel · safe passage
protected area
Conserved natural zone
- habitat restorationReviving degraded natural environments
- endangered speciesOrganisms facing extinction risk
- threatened speciesWildlife at extinction risk
reserve · sanctuary · refuge · stewardship · land trust · easement · buffer zone · greenbelt · conservancy · mitigation
species diversity
Number of different organisms
- native speciesOrganisms originating in a region
- endemic speciesLife found nowhere else
- keystone speciesOutsized ecological impact organism
pollinators · mammals · birds · reptiles · amphibians · fish · invertebrates · flora · fauna · adaptation
flyway
Established bird migration path
- monarch butterflyMigratory orange-winged insect
- caribouNorth American arctic deer
- wildebeestLarge African grazing antelope
salmon run · bird migration · whale migration · zebra · breeding grounds · navigation · migratory route · tracking · homing instinct · wintering grounds
- ecologyhabitat, ecosystem, balance, niche, food webs
- African Safarielephant, elephants, lions, zebras, zebra
- natural areasnature reserve, nature reserves, wilderness areas, wetland, national park
- protected areasnature reserve, protected area, nature preserve, conservation area, national park
- savannasavanna, grassland, acacia, African savannah, baobab tree
- wildlife reservesnature reserve, game reserve, national park, safari park, preserve
wildlife corridorhabitat fragmentation
Breaking continuous environments into isolated patches
wildlife corridorzoo enclosure
Confined animal display area
zoo · menagerie · wildlife sanctuary · wildlife park · aviary
wildlife corridorhighway
Major road for travel
freeway · road network · urban sprawl · industrial corridor · dam
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