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County wildlife planner briefs commissioners on mapped wildlife corridors and wildlife-friendly fencing recommendations
Summary
Jessica Simmons, county wildlife planner, gave an educational presentation Sept. 24 on wildlife corridors, connectivity risks from roads and fencing, and practical design recommendations such as 42-inch maximum fence height and minimum wire spacings to reduce entanglement.
County wildlife planner Jessica Simmons briefed the Planning and Zoning Commission on wildlife corridors, connectivity risks and wildlife-friendly fencing during the Sept. 24 study session.
Simmons described the ecological importance of connected habitat for daily, seasonal and life-stage movements and explained how fragmentation — for example, highways or fences — can reduce gene flow, isolate populations and increase human-wildlife conflict. She showed maps derived from…
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