New legislation backed by lawmakers from both sides of the aisle seeks to protect the movement of wildlife around the country.
The “Wildlife Corridors and Habitat Connectivity Conservation Act,” H.R. 8438, would establish a grant program and land management framework to study and protect migration patterns to help wild animals get where they’re trying to go.
The bill joins a number of proposals in Congress aimed at protecting habitat ranges that scientists say are closely linked to the survival of species, many of which are in free fall.
“Biodiversity loss has a major impact on our planet’s resilience and affects our lives as humans,” said sponsor Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.) in a statement. “Wildlife corridors are one of the simplest yet most effective solutions to mitigate that loss by supporting habitat connectivity.”
