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Wolverines are some of the most elusive carnivores, shrouded in myths and rarely seen by humans. For #worldwolverineday, we are highlighting this lesser-known carnivore and its need for habitat connectivity to access enormous home ranges that cross international borders.

Mojave Desert wildlife crossings take shape with $5.5 million grant Two wildlife crossings in the Mojave Desert will hit the drawing board thanks to a $5.5 million state-funded grant.

A $5.5-million state grant will fund two wildlife crossings along State Route 62 in California. The crossings will provide safe passage for wildlife, like threatened mountain lions, between the San Bernardino and Little San Bernardino mountains. 

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How people are helping breeding frogs dodge cars - High Country News Imperiled northern red-legged frogs need to cross a 4-lane highway in Oregon to lay their eggs. Every winter, volunteers carry them across.

For 13 years, a group of Portland, OR, volunteers have been shuttling northern red-legged frogs across four-lane Highway 30 to breed. A variety of partners are working together to install a permanent wildlife crossing specifically designed for frogs.

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Bridge over a troubled highway Tribes, state to provide elk safe passage over Highway 20.

In Washington, the Stillaguamish Tribe, Upper Skagit Tribe, Tulalip Tribe and Washington State Department of Transportation are working together to build a wildlife overpass on a stretch of State Route 20 that elk frequently try to cross.

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I-80 severs vast Wyoming wildlife habitat. A UW study aims to optimize how animals avert the deadly crossing. - WyoFile New research project is inventorying and enhancing bridges and culverts that migrating deer, elk and pronghorn use as makeshift freeway underpasses.

The Wyoming Migration Initiative is undertaking a new reasearch project to better understand the movements of the thousands of elk, mule deer and pronghorn that cross Interstate 80 every year. The first step will be compiling a handbook of crossing data.

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Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, Rep. Ryan Zinke meet with conservation leaders in Bozeman | Explore Big Sky EBS STAFF Editor’s note: Outlaw Partners is the publisher of Explore Big Sky. At sunrise on Friday, Feb. 27, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum and U.S. Rep. Ryan Zinke sat down with leaders f...

Last week, CLLC's CEO Brendan Moynahan and U.S. programs policy specialist Becca Boslough King, along with other leaders from Montana’s conservation community, sat down with U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum and U.S. Rep. Ryan Zinke.

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For #WorldWildlifeDay, we are celebrating all of the animals big and small that make Earth so richly biodiverse. Wildlife need room to roam and we work to conserve pathways of movement and reconnect large landscapes worldwide.

Get to know the CEO! Watch this brief greeting from the Center for Large Landscape Conservation's new CEO Brendan Moynahan, and click here to read his full message: myemail.constantcontact.com/A-Message-fr...

2026 bill would allocate more funding to wildlife crossings, fences Utah lawmakers are considering a bill that would dedicate $2 million a year for wildlife crossings and fencing. The measure could save money and make roads safer for humans and wildlife.

In Utah, two Republican representatives are sponsoring a bill to protect wildlife. The bill would dedicate $2 million a year to fund wildlife crossings and fencing. If passed, the measure would reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions and increase safety.

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The farther the walk, the fatter the deer, study finds - High Country News In southwest Wyoming, mule deer with the longest migrations end up fatter, live longer and carry more fawns to term than their herd-mates.

A recent study found that the mule deer who walk the farthest end up the fattest and live the longest. This highlights the importance of keeping pathways open for deer to walk farther, find more calories and stay healthier.

www.hcn.org/articles/the...

Connecting Across Borders in Central America - Center for Large Landscape Conservation The Center for Large Landscape Conservation worked with UNESCO and partners in the TFTBR on the transboundary project “Scaling up Connectivity in the Trifinio-Fraternidad Biosphere Reserve" to strengt...

We recently worked with UNESCO and partners in the Trifinio-Fraternidad Transboundary Biosphere Reserve to strengthen ecological connectivity. This project aims to keep wildlife moving across this biodiverse region of Central America.

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Three Stories. One Solution: Preventing Wildlife Crashes in Colorado YouTube video by Colorado Wildlife and Transportation Alliance

This new video from Colorado shows how crashes with wildlife change lives in an instant. These accidents are devastating yet preventable. Wildlife crossings can reduce collisions by 90%. Now, the CO state legislature can fund more proven solutions.

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Billions of animals make migratory journeys each year, crossing national boundaries and continents to feed and breed. As they travel, they transport nutrients and food sources, spread seeds and pollen, and help maintain predator-prey balance. By doing so they connect habitats and sustain ecosystems.

From Yellowstone to Zambia: Protecting Safe Passage for Wildlife - Center for Large Landscape Conservation Yellowstone National Park in the western United States is a crucial landscape populated by iconic species like bison, wolves, grizzly bears, elk and pronghorn that are part of the largest concentratio...

The Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem in the US & the Greater Kafue Ecosystem in Zambia—both home to iconic species + large national parks—share a common challenge that CLLC is working w/partners to address: busy roads disrupt wildlife movement and lead to collisions.
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A hundred-year vision: Gary Tabor on the rise of large landscape conservation Many view conservation as a ledger of discrete gains—acres saved or species rebounded—but for Gary Tabor, the more vital metric is architecture. He focuses on systems that hold when pressure builds. F...

Gary Tabor, founder and former CEO of CLLC, has had a long career in conservation that reached across the globe. His career marked a shift in conservation towards connecting ecological networks, bringing connectivity conservation into the mainstream.

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Congress introduces bipartisan bill to expand pollinator protection infrastructure The bill would continue efforts to create pollinator pathways along highways nationwide.

Congress recently introduced a piece of bipartisan legislation that would strengthen federal roadside protections for pollinators. Pollinator-friendly habitats are valuable resources for foraging bees and critical corridors for migrating butterflies.

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Bolivia Indigenous communities, local gov’ts help protect nearly 1 million hectares Bolivia has added nearly a million hectares to its protected areas over the last several months, an effort by local governments to link Indigenous territories with nearby national parks and strengthen...

In an effort led by local officials and Indigenous communities, Bolivia has created four new protected areas covering 2.2 million acres of Amazon lowlands and Andean highlands. These areas strengthen wildlife corridors and support local economies.

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Scaling up connectivity in the Trifinio-Fraternidad Transboundary Biosphere Reserve YouTube video by UNESCO

In the Trifinio-Fraternidad Transboundary Biosphere Reserve (TFTBR), efforts are underway to reconnect nature across borders. This video details CLLC's work with partners to scale up ecological connectivity and protect biodiversity.

Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bedY...

Virginia is a top state for wildlife-vehicle collisions, and this bill could help reduce them

Virginia ranks among the top 10 states for wildlife-vehicle collisions, a problem state legislators are working to solve. A new bill would create a voluntary grant fund to support wildlife corridor and wildlife crossing projects.

www.whro.org/environment/...

Rare sheep are U.S.-Mexico border crossers, but they're hitting a sharp new obstacle Peninsular bighorn sheep have long migrated between California and Mexico, but plans to close gaps in the border wall may change that. Scientists say the animals will suffer as a result.

New razor wire fencing has appeared in the Jacumba Wilderness just north of the US-Mexico border. The fence inhibits the movement of bighorn sheep cutting them off from food, water and mates.

Read more: www.latimes.com/environment/...

Staying Connected - Lincoln Institute of Land Policy This case study tells the story of the Staying Connected Initiative (SCI), an innovative partnership designed to foster ecological connectivity across sociopolitical, cultural, institutional, and sect...

Authors: Phil Huffman (Quebec-Labrador Foundation), Mikael Cejtin (@nature.org ), Deb Davidson (Center for Large Landscape Conservation), Jens Hawkins-Hilke (Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department), and Alexa Schubak (Quebec-Labrador Foundation). www.lincolninst.edu/publications... [3/3]🧵

This bi-national partnership, spanning 5 northeastern US states and 3 eastern Canadian provinces, brings together more than 80 organizations and has helped to conserve over one million acres of private land and advance regional commitments. [2/3]🧵

Cover page featuring a photo of a bobcat standing on a log in a wooded area with rocks, leaves, and pine needles. Large white title text on a dark gray background reads, “Staying Connected: Linking Habitats Across Boundaries to Sustain Wildlife and People.” Author line below reads: “Phil Huffman | Mikael Cejtin | Deb Davidson | Jens Hawkins-Hilke | Alexa Schubak.” Bottom left logo reads “International Land Conservation Network,” and bottom right text reads “Lincoln Institute of Land Policy.” A vertical sidebar on the right reads “2026 case study,” with a small green-and-gray “L” icon near the bottom.

NEW: @landpolicy.bsky.social’s International Land Conservation Network just published a case study on the Staying Connected Initiative (SCI). [1/3]🧵

In Ecuador’s Battle of Toad vs. Road, Toad Wins - Inside Climate News The court invoked Ecuador’s rights of nature laws in halting a highway project to protect the Jambato harlequin toad, requiring the government to prove construction won’t drive the species to extincti...

A ruling by an Ecuadorian court halted construction of a new highway after finding that it would cause irreversible harm to the habitat of a critically endagered toad. The highway would damage nearby streams where the Jambato harlequin toads reproduce.

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Would you pay 1% more for wildlife? - High Country News A bill in the Oregon Legislature would tax tourists for conservation.

Conservation advocates in Oregon are supporting the 1% for Wildlife bill, which could generate nearly $30 million annually to protect the state's biodiversity by increasing Oregon's current hotel and lodging taxes.

www.hcn.org/articles/wou...

Land: Yellowstone's Frontline Protectors | Mountain Outlaw Magazine Profiling area conservation nonprofits.

This article profiles local nonprofits working to protect the land and wildlife in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Our Chief Strategy Officer Deb Davidson is interviewed on the importance of our work locally and globally to tackle landscape fragmentation.

www.mtoutlaw.com/land-yellows...

Chandni Navalkha of the Lincoln Institute, left, moderated a panel on nature-based solutions with Peter Stein of Lyme Timber, Deb Davidson of the Center for Large Landscape Conservation, and Vincent Gauthier of the Environmental Defense Fund. Credit: Catherine Benedict.

Our Chief Strategy Officer Deb Davidson presented on regional collaboration in land conservation at the Lincoln Institute Journalists Forum — a 2-day workshop for members of the working press to gain a wider perspective on the issues they are covering.

www.lincolninst.edu/publications...

Our 2025 online annual report is here, and it highlights the impact we are having worldwide thanks to our supporters! Explore the interactive world map of projects, financial information, and a few of our top stories from 2025.

View report: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/b617...

Volunteers remove nearly 100 miles of barbed-wire fences that disrupt desert wildlife Abandoned barbed-wire fences from former ranches disrupt wildlife migration across the Sonoran desert. The Tucson-based group Desert Fence Busters have made it their mission to remove these fences.

A Tucson-based volunteer group has removed nearly 100 miles of barbed-wire fences from the Sonoran Desert. These abandoned fences block wildlife migration, divert animals away from food and water and can trap them.

Read more: www.kjzz.org/fronteras-de...

Local CBS affiliate KBZK interviewed our Chief Strategy Officer Deb Davidson about the two billboards standing on either side of US-191 in Montana, reminding north- and south-bound drivers to watch for elk crossing the road. 

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