wildlife corridor

plural wildlife corridors

1. biologyA strip of vegetation that differs from its surrounding environment and which connects otherwise separate habitat areas.

   Gaps in the wildlife corridor may be barriers to the movement of some species but inconsequential for other species.

   2012, James Gleeson, Deborah Gleeson, Reducing the Impacts of Development on Wildlife, →ISBN, page 90

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   For example, a single landowner may be required to conserve a wildlife corridor as mitigation for developing the site.

   2006, Jodi A. Hilty, William Z. Lidicker Jr., Adina Merenlender, Corridor Ecology: The Science and Practice of Linking Landscapes for Biodiversity Conservation, →ISBN, page 209

   This type of wildlife corridor will be key to maintaining population stability and longevity for species such as bear, moose and caribou, especially as the 6-mile-wide Sterling Highway development corridor becomes fully realized, and should the planned Cooper Landing bypass become reality.

   2009, U.S. Fish, Wildlife Service, Kenai National Wildlife Refuge: Revised Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental Impact Statement, page D-22