Building bridges in the forest to help wildlife

Ramnagar Forest Division in Nainital district, Uttarakhand, recently built its first eco-bridge for reptiles and smaller mammals.

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Key-Points

Eco-ducts or eco-bridges aim to enhance wildlife connectivity that can be disrupted because of highways or logging.

These include:

1. Canopy bridges (usually for monkeys, squirrels and other arboreal species);
2. Concrete underpasses or overpass tunnels or viaducts (usually for larger animals); and
3. Amphibian tunnels or culverts.

Usually these bridges are overlaid with planting from the area to give it a contiguous look with the landscape.