Effects of linear infrastructures on Animal movement - learning from across the world

Anthropogenic Linear infrastructures are a major driver of habitat fragmentation and loss, disrupting animal movement and connectivity. It is essential to understand how these infrastructures alter ecological dynamics via their influence on animal behavioural strategies governing space use and, for anthropogenic features such as roads and fences, how to mitigate these effects to effectively manage species and landscapes. We used a meta analysis approach with studies spanned across a large conservation landscape in North America. We found substantial difference in behavior across studies and species highlighting the variation in movement across species. We hope the results will be instrumental for researchers, managers and practitioners to develop mitigation structure and ensure species movement for long term survival.