Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation has published a new map “showing high-quality, connected habitats . . . that support native wildlife. . . and locations that are being investigated for measures, such as wildlife crossings, to both improve driver safety and help stem biodiversity loss.”
Key corridors for wildlife biodiversity summarizes the impacts of development on wildlife and identifies areas of high biodiversity as well as wildlife/vehicle conflict areas, shown as “nexus areas” on the map.
The good news for the Northern Neck is the amount of land designated as Wildlife Biodiversity Resilience Corridors and buffers. And while the conflict areas are numberous on the western part of the NNK, DCR and others are making an effort to reduce the number. Learn more about Virginia's plan.