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Habitat LossHabitat Loss
• Roads & Highways• Farmland• Urban sprawl• Over 80% of
Ontario’s original forests are gone
• Leads to loss of species and loss of biodiversity
• Roads & Highways• Farmland• Urban sprawl• Over 80% of
Ontario’s original forests are gone
• Leads to loss of species and loss of biodiversity
Habitat FragmentationHabitat Fragmentation
• Ever seen roadkill?• Animal habitats
are divided up by human expansion
• Reduces sustainability
• Increases effect of negative human impacts
• Ever seen roadkill?• Animal habitats
are divided up by human expansion
• Reduces sustainability
• Increases effect of negative human impacts
Habitat FragmentationHabitat Fragmentation
• Animals with large home ranges, like bear, may not have enough area to survive
• Animals with large home ranges, like bear, may not have enough area to survive