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Our 2025 online annual report is here, and it highlights the impact we are having worldwide thanks to our supporters! Explore the interactive world map of projects, financial information, and a few of our top stories from 2025.
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In the Trifinio-Fraternidad Transboundary Biosphere Reserve (TFTBR), efforts are underway to reconnect nature across borders. This video details CLLC's work with partners to scale up ecological connectivity and protect biodiversity.
Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bedY...
Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bedY...
Scaling up connectivity in the Trifinio-Fraternidad Transboundary Biosphere Reserve
YouTube video by UNESCO
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February 10, 2026 at 4:35 PM
In the Trifinio-Fraternidad Transboundary Biosphere Reserve (TFTBR), efforts are underway to reconnect nature across borders. This video details CLLC's work with partners to scale up ecological connectivity and protect biodiversity.
Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bedY...
Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bedY...
Virginia ranks among the top 10 states for wildlife-vehicle collisions, a problem state legislators are working to solve. A new bill would create a voluntary grant fund to support wildlife corridor and wildlife crossing projects.
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www.whro.org/environment/...
Virginia is a top state for wildlife-vehicle collisions, and this bill could help reduce them
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February 9, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Virginia ranks among the top 10 states for wildlife-vehicle collisions, a problem state legislators are working to solve. A new bill would create a voluntary grant fund to support wildlife corridor and wildlife crossing projects.
www.whro.org/environment/...
www.whro.org/environment/...
New razor wire fencing has appeared in the Jacumba Wilderness just north of the US-Mexico border. The fence inhibits the movement of bighorn sheep cutting them off from food, water and mates.
Read more: www.latimes.com/environment/...
Read more: www.latimes.com/environment/...
Rare sheep are U.S.-Mexico border crossers, but they're hitting a sharp new obstacle
Peninsular bighorn sheep have long migrated between California and Mexico, but plans to close gaps in the border wall may change that. Scientists say the animals will suffer as a result.
www.latimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:24 PM
New razor wire fencing has appeared in the Jacumba Wilderness just north of the US-Mexico border. The fence inhibits the movement of bighorn sheep cutting them off from food, water and mates.
Read more: www.latimes.com/environment/...
Read more: www.latimes.com/environment/...
NEW: @landpolicy.bsky.social’s International Land Conservation Network just published a case study on the Staying Connected Initiative (SCI). [1/3]🧵
February 3, 2026 at 4:23 PM
NEW: @landpolicy.bsky.social’s International Land Conservation Network just published a case study on the Staying Connected Initiative (SCI). [1/3]🧵
A ruling by an Ecuadorian court halted construction of a new highway after finding that it would cause irreversible harm to the habitat of a critically endagered toad. The highway would damage nearby streams where the Jambato harlequin toads reproduce.
insideclimatenews.org/news/0701202...
insideclimatenews.org/news/0701202...
In Ecuador’s Battle of Toad vs. Road, Toad Wins - Inside Climate News
The court invoked Ecuador’s rights of nature laws in halting a highway project to protect the Jambato harlequin toad, requiring the government to prove construction won’t drive the species to extincti...
insideclimatenews.org
February 2, 2026 at 4:13 PM
A ruling by an Ecuadorian court halted construction of a new highway after finding that it would cause irreversible harm to the habitat of a critically endagered toad. The highway would damage nearby streams where the Jambato harlequin toads reproduce.
insideclimatenews.org/news/0701202...
insideclimatenews.org/news/0701202...
Conservation advocates in Oregon are supporting the 1% for Wildlife bill, which could generate nearly $30 million annually to protect the state's biodiversity by increasing Oregon's current hotel and lodging taxes.
www.hcn.org/articles/wou...
www.hcn.org/articles/wou...
Would you pay 1% more for wildlife? - High Country News
A bill in the Oregon Legislature would tax tourists for conservation.
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January 30, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Conservation advocates in Oregon are supporting the 1% for Wildlife bill, which could generate nearly $30 million annually to protect the state's biodiversity by increasing Oregon's current hotel and lodging taxes.
www.hcn.org/articles/wou...
www.hcn.org/articles/wou...
This article profiles local nonprofits working to protect the land and wildlife in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Our Chief Strategy Officer Deb Davidson is interviewed on the importance of our work locally and globally to tackle landscape fragmentation.
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www.mtoutlaw.com/land-yellows...
Land: Yellowstone's Frontline Protectors | Mountain Outlaw Magazine
Profiling area conservation nonprofits.
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January 28, 2026 at 7:12 PM
This article profiles local nonprofits working to protect the land and wildlife in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Our Chief Strategy Officer Deb Davidson is interviewed on the importance of our work locally and globally to tackle landscape fragmentation.
www.mtoutlaw.com/land-yellows...
www.mtoutlaw.com/land-yellows...
Our Chief Strategy Officer Deb Davidson presented on regional collaboration in land conservation at the Lincoln Institute Journalists Forum — a 2-day workshop for members of the working press to gain a wider perspective on the issues they are covering.
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www.lincolninst.edu/publications...
January 27, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Our Chief Strategy Officer Deb Davidson presented on regional collaboration in land conservation at the Lincoln Institute Journalists Forum — a 2-day workshop for members of the working press to gain a wider perspective on the issues they are covering.
www.lincolninst.edu/publications...
www.lincolninst.edu/publications...
Our 2025 online annual report is here, and it highlights the impact we are having worldwide thanks to our supporters! Explore the interactive world map of projects, financial information, and a few of our top stories from 2025.
View report: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/b617...
View report: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/b617...
January 26, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Our 2025 online annual report is here, and it highlights the impact we are having worldwide thanks to our supporters! Explore the interactive world map of projects, financial information, and a few of our top stories from 2025.
View report: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/b617...
View report: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/b617...
A Tucson-based volunteer group has removed nearly 100 miles of barbed-wire fences from the Sonoran Desert. These abandoned fences block wildlife migration, divert animals away from food and water and can trap them.
Read more: www.kjzz.org/fronteras-de...
Read more: www.kjzz.org/fronteras-de...
Volunteers remove nearly 100 miles of barbed-wire fences that disrupt desert wildlife
Abandoned barbed-wire fences from former ranches disrupt wildlife migration across the Sonoran desert. The Tucson-based group Desert Fence Busters have made it their mission to remove these fences.
www.kjzz.org
January 23, 2026 at 7:55 PM
A Tucson-based volunteer group has removed nearly 100 miles of barbed-wire fences from the Sonoran Desert. These abandoned fences block wildlife migration, divert animals away from food and water and can trap them.
Read more: www.kjzz.org/fronteras-de...
Read more: www.kjzz.org/fronteras-de...
Local CBS affiliate KBZK interviewed our Chief Strategy Officer Deb Davidson about the two billboards standing on either side of US-191 in Montana, reminding north- and south-bound drivers to watch for elk crossing the road.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDhk...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDhk...
January 22, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Local CBS affiliate KBZK interviewed our Chief Strategy Officer Deb Davidson about the two billboards standing on either side of US-191 in Montana, reminding north- and south-bound drivers to watch for elk crossing the road.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDhk...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDhk...
The new volume of the IUCN Asian Elephant Specialist Group's (AsESG) journal 'Gajah' is now available online. It includes an article coauthored by our Linear Infrastructure Ecology Advisor Fernanda Teixeira and our Senior Conservation Advisor Rob Ament.
www.asesg.org/PDFfiles/202...
www.asesg.org/PDFfiles/202...
January 21, 2026 at 10:00 PM
The new volume of the IUCN Asian Elephant Specialist Group's (AsESG) journal 'Gajah' is now available online. It includes an article coauthored by our Linear Infrastructure Ecology Advisor Fernanda Teixeira and our Senior Conservation Advisor Rob Ament.
www.asesg.org/PDFfiles/202...
www.asesg.org/PDFfiles/202...
Planting more trees in cities can be beneficial for people and nature. Urban planners can design these forest patches to enhance the connectivity of green spaces in a city to create ecological corridors that link fragmented green spaces.
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India shows how urban forests can help cool cities – as long as planners understand what nature and people need
For many years, I lived in the Indian city of Chennai where the summer temperatures can reach up to 44°C. With a population of 4.5 million, this coastal city is humid and hot.Its suburbs are home to 6...
www.manchester.ac.uk
January 20, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Planting more trees in cities can be beneficial for people and nature. Urban planners can design these forest patches to enhance the connectivity of green spaces in a city to create ecological corridors that link fragmented green spaces.
www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/i...
www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/i...
On Dec 31, our visionary founder Gary Tabor retired as CEO. Over 18 years he grew CLLC from an organization of two employees to an interdisciplinary team of nearly 30 scientists, policy experts, and changemakers making an impact around the globe.
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Honoring a Visionary: Celebrating Gary Tabor’s Conservation Legacy - Center for Large Landscape Conservation
The end of 2025 marked the end of an era for the Center for Large Landscape Conservation. On December 31, CLLC's visionary founder Gary Tabor retired as CEO. He established the organization based on t...
largelandscapes.org
January 16, 2026 at 7:43 PM
On Dec 31, our visionary founder Gary Tabor retired as CEO. Over 18 years he grew CLLC from an organization of two employees to an interdisciplinary team of nearly 30 scientists, policy experts, and changemakers making an impact around the globe.
Read more:
largelandscapes.org/news/honorin...
Read more:
largelandscapes.org/news/honorin...
Winter is a high-risk time for wildlife-vehicle collisions because of shorter days, reduced visibility and seasonal migration. Reducing speed, staying vigilant during dawn and dusk and using bright headlights are a few ways to help keep roads safe.
environmentamerica.org/articles/win...
environmentamerica.org/articles/win...
Winter roads can be dangerous for people — and animals
Ice and snow aren’t the only dangers on the roads this winter. Wildlife crossings can help drivers and animals avoid deadly collisions
environmentamerica.org
January 15, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Winter is a high-risk time for wildlife-vehicle collisions because of shorter days, reduced visibility and seasonal migration. Reducing speed, staying vigilant during dawn and dusk and using bright headlights are a few ways to help keep roads safe.
environmentamerica.org/articles/win...
environmentamerica.org/articles/win...
Our road ecologist Liz Fairbank has earned her reputation as an expert on how roads fragment the natural world and the consequences for free-roaming wildlife. In this article she talks about wildlife crossing structures as one solution to reconnect habitat.
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A 'Road Ecologist' Discusses Wildlife Bridges And The Lifelines Of Bio-Connectivity - Yellowstonian
Liz Fairbank with the Center for Large Landscape Conservation is a renowned expert in thinking about how we humans fragment the natural world and the consequences for free-roaming wildlife
yellowstonian.org
January 14, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Our road ecologist Liz Fairbank has earned her reputation as an expert on how roads fragment the natural world and the consequences for free-roaming wildlife. In this article she talks about wildlife crossing structures as one solution to reconnect habitat.
yellowstonian.org/a-road-ecolo...
yellowstonian.org/a-road-ecolo...
In May 2025 the Kyrgyz Republic officially established the Ak Ilbirs (“Snow Leopard”) Ecological Corridor. The corridor spans 800,000 hectares and links existing protected areas to form a continuous conservation area of 1.2 million hectares.
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conservationcorridor.org/digests/2025...
Connectivity in National Policies: Kyrgyz Republic - Conservation Corridor
The designation this May of the Ak Ilbirs ("Snow Leopard") Ecological Corridor in the Kyrgyz Republic highlights the country's increasing commitment to preserving ecological corridors through legal re...
conservationcorridor.org
January 14, 2026 at 4:19 PM
In May 2025 the Kyrgyz Republic officially established the Ak Ilbirs (“Snow Leopard”) Ecological Corridor. The corridor spans 800,000 hectares and links existing protected areas to form a continuous conservation area of 1.2 million hectares.
conservationcorridor.org/digests/2025...
conservationcorridor.org/digests/2025...
Two billboards now stand facing northbound and southbound traffic on US-191 between Bozeman and Big Sky, Montana. The billboards remind drivers to watch out for elk crossing the road and are near where we hope to establish a wildlife crossing.
www.explorebigsky.com/new-u-s-191-...
www.explorebigsky.com/new-u-s-191-...
New U.S. 191 billboards warn drivers of crossing wildlife | Explore Big Sky
Courtney Collins, Jim Winjum donate space for a critical message By Mira Brody VP MEDIA It’s treacherous work, crossing U.S. Highway 191 on foot, as I found out last week while doing so to join a grou...
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January 13, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Two billboards now stand facing northbound and southbound traffic on US-191 between Bozeman and Big Sky, Montana. The billboards remind drivers to watch out for elk crossing the road and are near where we hope to establish a wildlife crossing.
www.explorebigsky.com/new-u-s-191-...
www.explorebigsky.com/new-u-s-191-...
The stretch of US-191 between Bozeman & Big Sky, Montana, is notoriously dangerous for several reasons including collisions with wildlife. Our road ecologist Liz Fairbank is quoted in the article on our work to establish wildlife crossings along US-191.
outsidebozeman.com/culture/the-...
outsidebozeman.com/culture/the-...
The Long and Winding Road
Strain, struggle, and (eventual) solutions on southwest Montana's most notorious highway. As he drove home along the narrow, winding road from Big Sky, Corey Hockett consciously lowered his speed in a...
outsidebozeman.com
January 12, 2026 at 6:14 PM
The stretch of US-191 between Bozeman & Big Sky, Montana, is notoriously dangerous for several reasons including collisions with wildlife. Our road ecologist Liz Fairbank is quoted in the article on our work to establish wildlife crossings along US-191.
outsidebozeman.com/culture/the-...
outsidebozeman.com/culture/the-...
Please join us on Wednesday, Jan. 14, for a conversation with nationally renowned land stewards at the Emerson Center in Bozeman, MT. The event is at 7 pm MDT, with a reception at 6 pm, and the panel will be livestreamed.
Register for livestream here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Register for livestream here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
January 9, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Please join us on Wednesday, Jan. 14, for a conversation with nationally renowned land stewards at the Emerson Center in Bozeman, MT. The event is at 7 pm MDT, with a reception at 6 pm, and the panel will be livestreamed.
Register for livestream here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Register for livestream here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Fishing cats live on the fringes of human-dominated landscapes in India. Facing habitat loss, the survival of this compact feline depends on conservation of habitat and ecological corridors between protected areas.
Read more: www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-bio...
Read more: www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-bio...
Rethinking wildlife conservation: Why India’s fishing cats need conservation beyond protected areas
At daybreak, after tracking the pugmarks of a tiger through an agricultural field in the Terai, we received an urgent call from the Forest Department. A “leopar
www.downtoearth.org.in
January 7, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Fishing cats live on the fringes of human-dominated landscapes in India. Facing habitat loss, the survival of this compact feline depends on conservation of habitat and ecological corridors between protected areas.
Read more: www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-bio...
Read more: www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-bio...
On Dec. 20, 8 elephants were killed in a collision with a train in Assam, India. Though the area is not a designated elephant corridor, elephant movement has long been observed here. One solution is ensuring that trains strictly follow speed restrictions.
india.mongabay.com/2025/12/jumb...
india.mongabay.com/2025/12/jumb...
Jumbo deaths on tracks expose gaps in wildlife safety
Eight elephants were killed after coming into collision with a superfast train in Assam. The stretch has long seen regular elephant movement.
india.mongabay.com
January 6, 2026 at 10:14 PM
On Dec. 20, 8 elephants were killed in a collision with a train in Assam, India. Though the area is not a designated elephant corridor, elephant movement has long been observed here. One solution is ensuring that trains strictly follow speed restrictions.
india.mongabay.com/2025/12/jumb...
india.mongabay.com/2025/12/jumb...
In this article, journalist @bengoldfarb.bsky.social suggests invertebrates need wildlife crossings too. Protections for these smaller species & their habitat may not increase the safety of motorists, but they will protect 97% of the earth's biodiversity.
atmos.earth/climate-solu...
atmos.earth/climate-solu...
Wildlife Crossings Reconnect a Natural World Divided by Highways | Atmos
For decades, wildlife crossings have helped large mammals navigate highways. What if they were everywhere—and assisted pollinators, too?
atmos.earth
December 31, 2025 at 5:44 PM
In this article, journalist @bengoldfarb.bsky.social suggests invertebrates need wildlife crossings too. Protections for these smaller species & their habitat may not increase the safety of motorists, but they will protect 97% of the earth's biodiversity.
atmos.earth/climate-solu...
atmos.earth/climate-solu...
Mule deer in the Eastern Sierra region of California have declined in recent years largely due to wildlife-vehicle collisions. Two crossings were recently built under the highway near Sonora Junction and a third one is slated for a stretch of the 395.
www.latimes.com/environment/...
www.latimes.com/environment/...
Can wildlife crossings offer a lifeline for deer in the Eastern Sierra?
Many in the Eastern Sierra are concerned about a decline in mule deer and eager to see a wildlife crossing rise in a roadkill hot spot.
www.latimes.com
December 29, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Mule deer in the Eastern Sierra region of California have declined in recent years largely due to wildlife-vehicle collisions. Two crossings were recently built under the highway near Sonora Junction and a third one is slated for a stretch of the 395.
www.latimes.com/environment/...
www.latimes.com/environment/...
Elephant populations in Southern Africa are stable or growing but their habitat is not. Increased human-elephant conflict has led to calls for culls but protected wildlife corridors facilitate the migration of elephants and prevent conflicts.
news.mongabay.com/2025/12/corr...
news.mongabay.com/2025/12/corr...
Corridors, not culls, offer solution to Southern Africa’s growing elephant population
Since being collared in Zambia two years ago, a young bull elephant known to researchers as Z16 has walked nearly 12,000 kilometers, or 7,500 miles — three times the distance between New York and Los ...
news.mongabay.com
December 23, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Elephant populations in Southern Africa are stable or growing but their habitat is not. Increased human-elephant conflict has led to calls for culls but protected wildlife corridors facilitate the migration of elephants and prevent conflicts.
news.mongabay.com/2025/12/corr...
news.mongabay.com/2025/12/corr...