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Fragmented World
Urban
Biodiversity
Threatened
First
slide.
Habitat loss and
fragmentation is the single
largest threat to
biodiversity conservation
in an urban area
Lost wetlands and
drainage courses
Parks + Biodiversity | January, 2015
First slide.
First slide.
A Growing
Alberta Trend
Wildlife Collisions in Alberta
13000
R = 0.9529
# of Wildlife Collisions
12000
11000
10000
9000
8000
7000
1996
1997
1997
1999
2000
Year
2001
2002
2003
2004
1stslide.
wildlife passage
2007First
First dedicated
wildlife passage.
Designed for small
mammals.
Strategic Plans,
Policies +
Guidelines
Area Structure
Plans
Neighbourhoood
Structure Plans
Zoning +
Subdivision +
Servicing
Agreements
Development +
Building Permits
and Detailed
Design
Preslide.
Five
passages constructed
2010First
Five dedicated wildlife passages constructed ranging
from a large mammal underpass to a rolled curve
Legend
Natural Areas
Pre 2010 Wildlife Passages
2010
WPEDG
multiple benefits:
Land
Mitigation
of Climate
Change
Water
Wildlife
Passage
Engineering
Design
Guidelines
Ecosystem
Services
Human
Safety
Flora
Fauna
Biodiversity
Area Structure
Plans
Neighbourhoood
Structure Plans
Zoning +
Subdivision +
Servicing
Agreements
Development +
Building Permits
and Detailed
Design
Legend
Natural Areas
Pre 2010 Wildlife Passages
Post 2010 Wildlife Passages
2010slide. 17 passages
Additional
2014First
Design
Construction
Construction
slide.opportunities
2015+First
Future
Examples of
passages with a
restoration
component
Hanging Culvert
Design
Legend
Natural Areas
Pre 2010 Wildlife Passages
Post 2010 Wildlife Passages
Future opportunities
Positive Results
260
240
# of Wildlife Collisions
220
200
R = 0.9221
180
The number of
wildlife collisions
decreased by 51%
160
140
120
100
2007
2008
2009
2010
Year
2011
2012
2013