What is a "wildlife corridor" and why is there controversy over their use?

Bronson

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What is a corridor, advantages and especially disadvantages. When is a time when a corridor might be a "bad" idea? What are implications of connecting a "sink" to a reserve network?
 
A wildlife corridor is a stretch of land (relatively long and narrow) that wildlife uses to get from one place to another. It might connect feedin and nesting grounds, for example. It can also be a stretch of land that connects one population to another.

Problems arise when developers and urban planners plunk a road down across the corridor and defend it by saying, "But we're only taking 10% of the habitat." Unfortunately, that is sometimes enough to separate the population from a vital resource.
 
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