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Uncertainty over animal crossings

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Are bridges over busy roads helping wildlife to breed?

There is little evidence that the bridges built to allow wildlife to cross roads are helping them to thrive, a review suggests. The study by researchers in Austria points to a lack of genetic studies investigating whether groups of animals on either side of a bridge are breeding with each other.

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Kaplan, M. Uncertainty over animal crossings. Nature (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/news.2009.114

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