Sierra Club Releases Study Calling for ‘Connectivity’ to Support Wildlife Species

Sierra Club releases study calling for ‘connectivity’ to support wildlife species

A report released Wednesday from the Sierra Club Iowa Chapter calls for conservation connectivity efforts throughout the state, and its budgets, to protect wildlife species.

Sierra Club releases study calling for 'connectivity' to support wildlife species • Iowa Capital Dispatch

A deer near Gray's Lake Park in Des Moines on June 13, 2025. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch) A report released Wednesday from the Sierra Club Iowa Chapter calls for conservation connectivity efforts throughout the state, and its budgets, to protect wildlife species.  According to the report, habitat fragmentation, caused by the loss of habitat connectivity, is one of the “main reasons” for the loss of wildlife species in the state, a…

DEC launches ‘Snapshot NY’ to enlist volunteers

ALBANY — The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has launched a new citizen science initiative to monitor wildlife populations across the state. The program, called Snapshot NY, invites residents to participate in data collection by deploying motion-sensitive trail cameras on private or public land. The initiative is a collaboration between DEC and the New York Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit at Cornell University…