Posted by: Sandy Steinman | August 26, 2026

Biologist Fernanda Abra strung rope bridges above an Amazon highway and 15,000 animals crossed safely without a single death

Eco Portal reported

In 2024, Projeto Reconecta installed eight rope canopy bridges near Alta Floresta, connecting fragmented forest patches over a local highway. The results, documented over 15 months of camera-trap monitoring, were unambiguous: 15,000 safe crossings by arboreal animals, and not a single roadkill event recorded.

Read story at https://www.ecoportal.net/en/fernanda-abra-rope-bridges-amazon/30871/


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