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Safe Passages brings together in a single volume the latest information on the emerging science of road ecology as it relates to mitigating interactions between roads and wildlife. This practical handbook of tools and examples is designed to assist individuals and organizations thinking about or working toward reducing road-wildlife impacts. The book provides:an overview of the importance of habitat connectivity with regard to roadscurrent planning approaches and technologies for mitigating the impacts of highways on both terrestrial and aquatic speciesdifferent facets of public participation in highway-wildlife connectivity mitigation projectscase studies from partnerships across North America that highlight successful on-the-ground implementation of ecological and engineering solutionsrecent innovative highway-wildlife mitigation developmentsDetailed case studies span a range of scales, from site-specific wildlife crossing structures, to statewide planning for habitat connectivity, to national legislation.