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Chapter 31.4, Problem 1CSC
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Wildlife corridor, include private land and interspersed between national parks and national forests, can landowners preserve wildlife habitat while still making a living and enjoying their land.
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Wildlife corridors allow the movement of animal in protective manner from one place to another place. It is important because it allow animals to maintain their habitat and genetic diversity. These corridors interspersed between private land and national parks and forest so it is taking some space of private land but, an individual can make different way, for example they can make bridges or underground subway so that animal can pass without any disturbance.
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