Case study on canopy bridges for Dormouse and arboreal wildlife in Japan.
2023/1/13
Our research about the Dormouse Tunnel, Dormouse Bridge and Animal-pathway, were published as a paper in a special issue on "Canopy Bridge" of the international primatological society "Folia Primatologica" in August 2022. Title: Mitigating the effects of road construction on arboreal Japanese mammals: benefits for both wildlife and people Abstract: "Fragmentation of forest habitat has negative effects on arboreal mammals, compromising their natural dispersal and foraging movements. This paper describes an evolving series of mitigation measures aimed at creating cost-effective continuity pathways for arboreal mammals in Japan. The projects have focused on the endemic Japanese dormouse (Glirulus japonicus) a scarce, ...
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Cabinet Office, Government of Japan introduced Animal-pathway
2021/11/18 Animal-pathway, biodiversity, COP26, dormouse, hokuto-city, kiyosato, roadkill
The dormouse is a natural monument in Japan whose "road" is a branch of the forest. They cross the branches looking for food, beds and mates. Without branches, trees and forests, they can’t live. Animal-pathway is an SDG way to support the division.