How a new mapping tool helps Florida planners protect wildlife corridors as the state grows
- Written by Sarah Lockhart, PhD Candidate, Interdisciplinary Ecology, University of Florida
As Florida's human population grows, wildlife increasingly has nowhere to go.Benjamin Klinger/iStock via Getty Images PlusFlorida added nearly 3 million residents from 2010-2020, making it the fastest-growing state in the United States during that time.
On any given day, a Florida county commission or municipality may approve a new subdivision, a...