By Denitsa Raykova | Donor Relations and Care Specialist
See what we did there? Yes, it is a word play with a famous slogan but it’s also very much true. We at WWF are working tirelessly for improving connectivity for wildlife and especially for large carnivores like the wonderful and mysterious lynx.
What is environmental connectivity and why is it important
Ecological connectivity allows animals on land or in the water to move freely from one place to another. This is how they find food, breeding partners, and new territories to inhabit. If connectivity is lacking, habitats fragment, wildlife movement is restricted and ecological systems begin to break down.
Unfortunately, human activity disrupts ecological connectivity. As well as damaging important natural processes, this can lead to conflicts between humans and wildlife as they come into contact with each other more frequently.
In Bulgaria (and all over the world) WWF is working to restore, increase and maintain connectivity, implementing different strategies depending on the types of habitats and the animals in them.
Important new project
WWF Bulgaria has started work on a large-scale project for the conservation and restoration of ecological corridors of large carnivores in the Balkan Mountains, the Carpathians and the Dinaric Mountains. The big goal is to ensure connectivity of fragmented forest habitats, taking climate change into account.
The ForestConnect project aims to provide climate-resilient forest corridors for large carnivores like the lynx. Thanks to them, animals will be able to move across national borders, following their biological processes.
The improvement of connectivity and resilience of forests to climate change is a crucial part of the mission to bring the lynx back to Bulgaria. This magnificent cat will only feel secure enough to come back if it can move freely and find food and partners easily.
As always, we would like to extend our deepest gratitude to all who contribute to our efforts to help wildlife and lynxes in particular. We count on your support and need it in order to continue our extremely important nature conservation activities.
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
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