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:
- Canopy bridges (usually for monkeys, squirrels and other arboreal species);
- Concrete underpasses or overpass tunnels or viaducts (usually for larger animals); and
- Amphibian tunnels or culverts.
Usually these bridges are overlaid with planting from the area to give it a contiguous look with the landscape.