Reconnecting the Treetops: How Project Reconecta is Saving Brazil’s Arboreal Wildlife
When humans build roads through dense wilderness, the asphalt creates an invisible, deadly wall. While ground-dwelling animals face cars directly on the pavement, arboreal species—creatures that live entirely in the upper canopy—face a different kind of trap. For animals like monkeys and sloths, a cleared highway is an impassable canyon. If they refuse to descend, their populations become fragmented, cutting off gene flow and threatening their long-term survival.
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