Wildlife Corridor Creation for Animal Movement

Wildlife corridors connecting habitat patches allow safe animal movement reducing isolation and road mortality. Creating and protecting corridors improves welfare outcomes for wildlife populations.

Key Facts

Habitat fragmentation isolates wildlife populations reducing genetic diversity and increasing local extinction risk
Road mortality is among the leading causes of wildlife mortality in many species including hedgehogs and otters
Wildlife crossings including underpasses and green bridges reduce road mortality significantly
Garden boundaries including solid walls and fences prevent hedgehog movement across territories
Even small garden modifications including 13cm holes in fences significantly benefit hedgehog populations

Welfare Considerations

Road collisions cause direct suffering in injured animals that survive impacts and mass mortality of species that frequently cross fragmented habitats. Hedgehog populations have declined by over 30% in the UK partly due to road mortality and garden fragmentation. Corridor creation including wildlife road crossings and garden connectivity represents a collective action welfare intervention benefiting millions of individual animals.

What You Can Do

Create a 13cm hedgehog highway hole in garden boundaries to enable movement between gardens
Support campaigns for wildlife underpasses and green bridges on major new road developments
Record wildlife road casualties to contribute to data informing road mitigation priorities
Plant hedgerows and native vegetation creating connected linear habitats through the landscape
Work with neighbors to create a network of connected wildlife-friendly gardens in your neighborhood