wildlife corridor

English

Noun

wildlife corridor (plural wildlife corridors)

1. (ecology) A strip of vegetation that differs from its surrounding environment and which connects otherwise separate habitat areas.
   • 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:

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

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

     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.

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

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

Related terms

• green corridor
• greenway