To: Sen. Lamar Alexander (TN-1)
Protect Wildlife Corridors
Please show your support for wildlife being afflicted by habitat loss, fragmentation, and climate change by taking action as a co-sponsor of the Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act.
Why is this important?
In May 2019 the International Governmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) released a report detailing the threat of extinction for 1 million species world wide.
Subsequently, it is estimated that 1 in 5 species in the United States is at risk of becoming extinct in the coming decades if we do not act soon.
Leading scientists agree that protecting wildlife corridors is an
important solution to the extinction crisis.
If passed, the Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act will reconnect important landscapes, provide safe passage over/under roadways to aide in a safe migration in the face of climate change and
development, and will provide appropriate resources for the conservation and restoration of habitats that facilitate the movement of native species.
Being ranked as one of the worst states for wildlife related accidents, the Tennessee Highway Patrol states there were over 7,000 collisions involving deer in 2016, resulting in 330 serious injuries and
one death. Which was a 3.8 percent increase from the previous year.
In 2018 the odds of hitting a deer were 1 in 173, during the months of November and December those odds were likely doubled due to mating season. The Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act will reduce wildlife collisions, benefiting the safety of drivers and wildlife.
Please add your name to ask Senator Alexander to co-sponsor the Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act.