Incorporate wildlife tunnels in the HS2 plans to mitigate ecological damage

Create regular tunnels under the railway to connect habitats and provide safe passage for wildlife. This should be a mixture of small tunnels for small mammals, invertebrates and amphibians, large tunnels for deer and badgers, and culverts for aquatic/semi-aquatic life.

This petition closed on 7 Mar 2021 with 3,269 signatures


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Overground areas of HS2 pose a variety of threats to wildlife by blocking movement or causing direct mortality. Wildlife tunnels can mitigate these effects by connecting fragmented urban and rural habitat and reducing collisions - it has been extremely successful with other infrastructure projects across the world. Connectivity is vital for maintaining genetic diversity and allowing animals assess different territories, resources and mates; all vital for preventing further species decline.


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