wildlife corridor

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Dictionary meaning

a strip or network of habitat that connects isolated patches of natural area, allowing wildlife to move between them for purposes including feeding, breeding, seasonal migration, and range shifts in response to climate change; habitat fragmentation — caused by roads, agricultural land, urban development, and other human infrastructure — is one of the primary drivers of biodiversity loss, and wildlife corridors are designed to counter its effects by maintaining connectivity between populations that would otherwise be isolated; examples include the proposed Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative in North America, elephant corridors in India, and riparian buffer strips along rivers in agricultural landscapes; corridor effectiveness depends on width, vegetation quality, and the specific movement requirements of target species