LETTER Wildlife corridors, also known as eco-bridges, are zones of habitat that connect wildlife populations that would otherwise be severed by human activities or structures, such as roads, infrastructure development, farming, mining and logging.
Eco-bridges include green roofs for butterflies and birds; tunnels and culverts for small mammals such as otters, hedgehogs and badgers; amphibian tunnels; fish ladders; canopy bridge, especially for monkeys and squirrels; and, underpass tunnels, viaducts and overpasses, mainly for large or herd-type animals.
The death of a male elephant calf in Kota Tinggi, Johor, shows that the government must build eco-bridges for animals.
Due to forest clearing, animals are forced to cross roads and highways to get to other areas.
Wildlife crossings are not just about saving animals. They're also about the survival of the species.
Former United States president Theodore Roosevelt once said: "The wildlife and its habitat cannot speak, so we must and we will."
SUZIANAH NHAZZLA
Shah Alam, Selangor
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