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from Los Padres Forest Watch

A new program that increases protections for wildlife corridors throughout southern California’s Ventura County has prevailed after a three-judge panel agreed with the county and conservationists and found that the wildlife protections were lawful.

The unanimous ruling, issued on November 13 by the California Court of Appeals, upholds a set of land use ordinances to protect creeks, rivers, and other pathways used by wildlife to travel between key habitat areas. The program was approved by the County’s board of supervisors in 2019 to provide incentives for landowners to avoid development that may hinder wildlife connectivity. It is the first program of its kind in California.

Read more at  Appeals Court Upholds Ventura County Programs to Safeguard Wildlife Connectivity