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EPISODE · Oct 16, 2023 · 32 MIN

#3: The Age of Connectivity: How Wildlife Crossings Help Animals and People

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Human society is more connected than ever. Between mobile phones and internet applications, we can connect with each other instantaneously, around the globe. And more traditionally, the United States alone is home to nearly 4 million miles of roads, structures which, for many of us, have only served to enhance our sense of connectedness to the cities we live in, to our families and friends, and to the larger world around us. Yet, these same roads that connect people have the opposite effect to the natural world, extracting an extreme toll on the plants and animals around us, and in many unexpected ways.And roads and highways are just the tip of the iceberg. Join us as we unravel the many complex dimensions of wildlife connectivity while revealing the surprising toll that human activity has inflicted on the movement of species. Join your guide, Griff Griffith, as he is helped by experts Ben Goldfarb, Beth Pratt, and Robert Rock, who will also teach us how we can help restore essential links while supporting the health of the living beings around us.FULL SHOW NOTE ON JUMPSTARTNATURE.COMSign up for our short, bi-weekly (and solutionary!) newsletter called It's All Connected! Get recommendations for books, podcasts, articles, and more, as well as analysis and recommendations of things YOU can do to help nature. Beyond a podcast, Jumpstart Nature is a movement fueled by volunteers, igniting a fresh approach to reconnecting people with the natural world. In the face of our pressing climate and biodiversity challenges, we're on a mission to help you discover newfound purpose and motivation.Join us in this vital journey towards nature's revival. Explore more and show your support at jumpstartnature.com, and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter.For even deeper nature insights, delve into our companion podcast, Nature's Archive.Links to Topics DiscussedAnthropophonyCrossings: How Road Ecology Is Shaping the Future of Our Planet, by Ben GoldfarbLights Out Program from the Audubon SocietyLiving Habitats, Robert Rock's landscape design companyPhantom Road ExperimentSave LA CougarsRelated PodcastsFull Interview with Beth PrattFull Interview with Ben GoldfarbMore on connectivity from the Yellowstone to Yukon InitiativeSend a textSupport the show

Human society is more connected than ever. Between mobile phones and internet applications, we can connect with each other instantaneously, around the globe. And more traditionally, the United States alone is home to nearly 4 million miles of roads, structures which, for many of us, have only served to enhance our sense of connectedness to the cities we live in, to our families and friends, and to the larger world around us. Yet, these same roads that connect people have the opposite effect...

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