Some species require a large and diverse range. Although it may not significantly decrease the overall size of the range, how might fragmenting the range with a freeway or neighborhood lead to the extinction of the entire population, even if sufficient food is available in either region to sustain two smaller populations? Suggest a compromise that would allow the population to survive and allow for the road project or neighborhood.
What will be an ideal response?
The species may not be able to travel between breeding grounds and feeding grounds or the individuals may get killed trying to go from one region to the other. A sufficiently large corridor connecting the two ranges could be left undisturbed so the animals can freely move from one region to the other.
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