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Highway mitigation for wildlife in northwest Montana.
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2014-08-01
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Alternative Title:Highway mitigation for wildlife in northwest Montana : estimating the impacts Of exurban growth and traffic demand on grizzly bears and other key wildlife species.
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Abstract:In this report, the Center for Large Landscape
Conservation (CLLC), Future West, the
Sonoran Institute, and Montana State
University’s Western Transportation
Institute (WTI) investigated the potential impacts
of future housing development on traffic to
determine where increased traffic from housing
development will impact habitat connectivity
for large carnivores. The focus of this study was
Flathead and Lincoln counties in northwestern
Montana. The main goal was to
maintain wildlife habitat connectivity
across transportation corridors
despite the likelihood of future traffic
increases. This effort was unique in
that it projects development into the
future and identifies potential problem
sites before the impacts arrive. With
foresight and collaborative efforts, the
impacts of future development can be
mitigated to maintain habitat connectivity within
the study area.
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