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Don't forget the webinar this Wednesday! Please join us!
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Join the International Land Conservation Network for a webinar on Dec. 17 featuring several of our staff members, who will discuss our new report 'Integrating Wildlife Habitat Connectivity into Local Government Planning.'

Register here: lincolninst.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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December 15, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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We were honored to participate in the recent International Elephant Conservation & Research Symposium in Fort Worth, Texas. Katie Deuel of @largelandscapes.org shared our ongoing work to conserve Asian elephants and their habitat.

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December 15, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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Join the International Land Conservation Network for a webinar on Dec. 17 featuring several of our staff members, who will discuss our new report 'Integrating Wildlife Habitat Connectivity into Local Government Planning.'

Register here: lincolninst.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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December 10, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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A new bill aims to extend the U.S.’s only federal program to fund wildlife crossings, which expires in 2026. In this article, CLLC's Rebecca Boslough King highlights the demand for funds and importance of crossings to reduce collisions and reconnect habitat.

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Wildlife Crossings Could See Permanent Federal Funding Through Bipartisan Bill - Mountain Journal
Led by Montana Rep. Ryan Zinke and Virginia Rep. Don Beyer, Congressional bill aims to extend nation’s only federal program for wildlife crossings
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December 5, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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In Arizona, Prescott Valley's Wildlife Corridor Project aims to protect nature and maintain quality of life by ensuring wildlife can move through the landscape. Learn more plus explore other local planning examples in our recent report (link in article).

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Local community efforts expand wildlife corridor projects and plans - Conservation Corridor
Efforts from the town of Prescott Valley (Arizona) provide a template for how local communities can support wildlife corridors in their area through a clear, step-by-step process.
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December 4, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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We have exciting news! The Board of the Center for Large Landscape Conservation announced today that Brendan Moynahan will become our next CEO in January 2026. Moynahan is a nationally recognized leader in wildlife science, conservation, and policy.

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Center for Large Landscape Conservation Announces Brendan Moynahan as New CEO - Center for Large Landscape Conservation
Today, Dr. Mary Pearl, Board Chair of the Center for Large Landscape Conservation (CLLC), announced that Brendan Moynahan will become the next CEO of CLLC in January 2026, succeeding founder and CEO G...
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December 3, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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Wild animals need more than isolated "islands" of habitat to survive—they need pathways to move and flourish.

This Giving Tuesday, your gift to @largelandscapes.org can help us protect safe passage for wildlife.

Donate today: bit.ly/4oqRrfS
December 2, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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To survive, migratory species need a series of connected sites where they can feed, breed & rest along their routes. Protecting ecological connectivity means identifying these key places, ensuring they remain suitable & accessible, and understanding what may be preventing species from reaching them.
December 1, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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Tigers have been pushed to the brink of extinction by human activities. In 2014, IUCN launched one of the largest multi-country initiatives for tiger conservation in the world, operating across 7 Asian tiger range countries.

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#Ad feature presented by IUCN. Land of the tigers
Efforts to maintain tiger habitats
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December 1, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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Last week, we partnered with @unesco.org to host a Trinational Ecological Connectivity Workshop in Esquipulas, Guatemala. Over 95 participants worked to integrate scientific models and land use maps with local and Indigenous knowledge and prioritize corridors and their management.
November 25, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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The Salazar Center’s Peregrine Accelerator is currently supporting eight conservation teams working on building wildlife corridors, restoring damaged ecosystems and inspiring citizen scientists across the transboundary region from New York to Nova Scotia.

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Building conservation capacity: Unique accelerator program supports transboundary conservation
The Peregrine Accelerator’s distinctive model involves building capacity and strengthening cross-border connections to devise and deploy conservation solutions in a rotating set of ecological regions ...
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November 24, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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A new report found that outdoor recreation on America's public lands generates $128 billion annually and supports almost one million jobs. This data highlights the economic value of keeping these lands healthy and available to the public.

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Federal Public-Land Recreation Generates $350M Daily, Creates More Jobs Than Logging and Mining Combined
The value of federal public lands is enormous. Here's how, according to a new report, conserving them can help our economy.
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November 21, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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Yesterday, bipartisan legislation was introduced that would make the federal Wildlife Crossings Program permanent. Deb Davidson of @largelandscapes.org is quoted on the bill, which would help us advance crossing projects including on US-191 near Yellowstone.

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Rep. Zinke pushes to make wildlife crossing funds permanent | Explore Big Sky
Solidifying Wildlife Crossings Program may open door for local efforts along U.S. 191 By Mira Brody VP MEDIA On Nov. 18, U.S. Rep. Ryan Zinke introduced a bipartisan bill to permanently authorize the ...
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November 19, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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Ever wonder what goes on at the World Conservation Congress? Curious about what conservation leaders are doing at these international gatherings? Find out here, plus learn about CLLC’s role and what plans are now agreed upon to save the environment. #IUCNcongress

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Collaboration in Action: CLLC at the World Conservation Congress - Center for Large Landscape Conservation
Held every four years, the IUCN World Conservation Congress (WCC) brings together thousands of conservation leaders to reach consensus on saving the environment and harnessing nature to solve pressing...
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November 19, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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We were thrilled to meet Representative Ryan Zinke's staff in DC today – the same day the Wildlife Road Crossings Reauthorization Act was introduced! Congressmen Zinke (MT) and Beyer (VA) are cosponsoring this new, bipartisan wildlife crossing legislation.
CLLC's Senior Conservation Director Katie Deuel and Chief Strategy Officer Deb Davidson at the U.S. Capitol earlier today.
November 18, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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The report Conservation of Ecological Connectivity in Spain, resulting from the Spain Connectivity Dialogues held this June, is now online. The new report shares conclusions drawn from the first-ever national dialogue on connectivity and next steps.

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November 17, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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A new, 35-kilometer, elevated wildlife corridor will be constructed in India's Kaziranga National Park to help animals move freely and reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions. There are nine identified wildlife corridors that the elevated corridor will help connect. 

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Kaziranga's 35 km elevated corridor to ensure safe passage for wildlife
The Kaziranga elevated corridor project, cleared by the Wildlife Institute two decades ago, will now be executed by NHAI with strict construction guidelines
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November 11, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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Each year on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula, drivers strike and kill an average of 240 moose costing $35,000 in vehicle damage and emergency services per accident. A project is underway to transform this stretch of highway and protect animals and people.

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A Road Less Deadly
Can Alaska’s new Kenai Peninsula wildlife crossings save moose?
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November 7, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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In Northern Kenya, human-elephant conflict has now overtaken poaching as the main threat to elephants. But local villages are finding creative ways to coexist with strategies like "beehive fencing" to scare elephants away from crops.

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Ancient elephant migration routes are being blocked off – can anything stop the rising death toll?
Human-wildlife conflict has now overtaken poaching as a cause of fatalities – and is deadly for people too. Some villages are finding new ways to live alongside them
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November 6, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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The Greater Yellowstone Recreation Enhancement and Tourism Act, introduced by Rep. Ryan Zinke, would provide the highest level of federal protection to nearly 100 miles of the Gallatin and Madison rivers in Montana.

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Nearly 100 Miles of Montana Rivers Poised for Permanent Federal Protection - Mountain Journal
If passed, new bill would add sections of Madison and Gallatin Rivers to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System
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November 5, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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Every year, wildlife-vehicle collisions cost Americans more than $8 billion, causing at least 26,000 human injuries and 200 deaths. In the article, our Road Ecologist Liz Fairbank emphasizes the need for continued federal funding to support mitigation measures.

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The Unexpected Bright Side of Roadkill (and What It Means for Big Game)
To save more migrating big-game animals from becoming roadkill, planners and engineers are studying where the problems are now.
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November 4, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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The US Bureau of Land Management is considering leasing tracts of protected Wyoming migration corridors to oil and gas drilling. A federal auction in June could include 88,000 acres that overlap three deer migration corridors and a pronghorn corridor.

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‘Energy dominance’ meets migration: All Wyoming corridors overlap with proposed oil and gas leases - WyoFile
A Bureau of Land Management auction planned for next summer could test the state’s migration policy to an unprecedented degree.
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November 4, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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West of Missoula, MT, efforts are under way to reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions on the Ninemile/Sixmile stretch of I-90. A feasibility study is ongoing to explore possible wildlife crossing solutions and recommendations are expected by August 2026.

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Study looks at possible I-90 wildlife crossing
For decades, drivers, wildlife officials and conservationists have voiced concern over the growing number of vehicle-wildlife collisions along Interstate 90 in the Ninemile/Sixmile region west of Miss...
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November 3, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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According to India's first elephant census since 2017, the Asian elephant population has declined by 25% in 8 years, with electrocution, railway collisions, poaching and habitat loss as the leading causes of elephant deaths.

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Electrocution, rail hits, habitat loss: Man-made hazards behind 25% elephant decline in 8 years | Dehradun News - The Times of India
Dehradun: Electrocution, railway collisions, poaching, and widespread habitat loss have emerged as the leading causes of elephant deaths across India,.
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October 31, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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One study found that “collisions with deer increase by 16% in the week following the autumn clock change.”

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Watch out for animals on the road!
Moving our clocks back an hour results in more dead animals on our roads. A heavy dose of caution and new wildlife crossings will help.
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October 31, 2025 at 6:58 PM