New Mexicans are applauding Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signing a game-changing $50 million appropriation to the Wildlife Corridors Fund into law. Within the  2025 General Appropriations Act (HB 2), this funding will fuel the implementation of the Wildlife Corridors Action Plan (WCAP) that identifies priority locations for overpasses and underpasses to protect wildlife and save lives. The plan was finalized by the New Mexico Department of Transportation and New Mexico Department of Game and Fish in 2022.

New Research, U.S.-Mexico Border Wall Severely Impacts Movements of Large Wildlife, Reducing Successful Wildlife Crossings by 86% 

California Senate Moves to Improve Wildlife Connectivity With Room to Roam Act

The California Senate passed a bill today that would require cities and counties to protect wildlife connectivity in their land-use plans. The Room to Roam Act, Assembly Bill 1889, directs local officials to minimize harm to wildlife movement as part of their long-term planning and offers development guidelines such as incorporating wildlife-friendly fencing and lighting.

Sonora 30x30. Reporte sobre la superficie conservada de Sonora y propuesta para la implementación de la iniciativa 30x30 en el estado. tercera edición, 2024

Wildlands Network has created the first interactive map of wildlife crossings across California.

This report by Wildlands Network describes a novel set of geospatial connectivity analyses that provide information about the current state of wildlife habitat connectivity in Whatcom County.

The construction of a wall at the United States-Mexico border is known to impede and deter movement of terrestrial wildlife between the two countries. One such species is the jaguar, in its northernmost range in the borderlands of Arizona and Sonora.

Análisis del Proyecto de Presupuesto de Egresos de la Federación (PPEF) para el cuidado de las áreas naturales protegidas.

Especialistas de Wildlands Network alertan que sólo el 10.6% de la superficie del estado se encuentra bajo algún esquema de protección legal.

Future Forests Reimagined is a transboundary initiative to protect and restore old forests of the present, and to plan for future old forests and ecologically-managed forests in the Northern Appalachian-Acadian-Wabanaki (NAPAW) bioregion of Canada and the United States.

Wildlands Network has identified areas along the border wall whose restoration should be prioritized both for the health of the land and the wildlife that call the region home.

Wildlands Network conducted multifaceted field research along I-40 to meet a variety of objectives for our target species of black bear, elk, and white-tailed deer.