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On a smaller scale, we have completed a similar project in my state in Australia, and the benefits for both wildlife and humans is really something I'm finding
by ehnto 4y ago
On a smaller scale, we have completed a similar project in my state in Australia, and the benefits for both wildlife and humans is really something I'm finding fascinating. There's a very notable increase in mobility for animals and I'm seeing animals near my house I've not seen anywhere nearby before, especially different species of birds but also bigger marsupials, even Kangaroos, and I live in suburbia.
Couple the nature corridor with native flora in your yard and in the parks for humans and you really do see animals flourishing. Again, birds in particular are absolutely reveling in it. I now hear diverse birdcalls throughout the day and I feel like I'm back in my childhood where I lived in the outback. This nature corridor goes from the coast, through suburbia as revegetation projects, across a low mountain range and into the plains, a fantastic diversity of habitats for wildlife now interconnected.
The default thinking is that cars are what shoes away animals, and it's partly true, but it's really the infrastructure and what we take away to build it that causes issues. You can have cars, roads, and a more symbiotic relationship with nature if you're smart about your infrastructure and make sure to account for nature's use of the land.
Same with your home, if you have a yard don't just flatten it and keep mowed lawn. Native flora is easier to maintain, better for the animals and better for the soil and water runoff. You become part of the nature-corridor.
- eloff 4y agoWhere do you live? You paint such a lovely picture that I want to visit it one day. I'm planning a trip to Australia sometime in the next year.