Linking Habitat Areas Crucial For Wildlife

Report titled "Missing Linkages" emphasizes the importance of linking habitat areas in California.

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August 17, 2001, 9:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech


"Much of California's wildlife could be lost unless crucial linkages are established between shrinking areas of choice habitat, a group of scientists and conservationists warned in the 79-page 'Missing Linkages' report detailing the state's primary wildlife migration routes.The report was supported by the wilderness coalition, the U.S. Geological Survey, the Nature Conservancy, the Center for the Reproduction of Endangered Species and the California Department of Parks and Recreation."

Thanks to Frank Barron, AICP

Tuesday, August 7, 2001 in The San Francisco Chronicle

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