Habitat Loss & FragmentationHabitat Loss & Fragmentation

Habitat LossHabitat Loss

• Roads & Highways• Farmland• Urban sprawl• Over 80% of

Ontario’s original forests are gone

• Leads to loss of species and loss of biodiversity

• Roads & Highways• Farmland• Urban sprawl• Over 80% of

Ontario’s original forests are gone

• Leads to loss of species and loss of biodiversity

Orange denotes areas converted from natural to human use

Green denotes protected natural areas

Quiz time!Quiz time!Which is better?Which is better?

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Which is better?Which is better?

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Which is better?Which is better?

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Habitat FragmentationHabitat Fragmentation

• Ever seen roadkill?• Animal habitats

are divided up by human expansion

• Reduces sustainability

• Increases effect of negative human impacts

• Ever seen roadkill?• Animal habitats

are divided up by human expansion

• Reduces sustainability

• Increases effect of negative human impacts

Where did the bear go?

Habitat FragmentationHabitat Fragmentation

• Animals with large home ranges, like bear, may not have enough area to survive

• Animals with large home ranges, like bear, may not have enough area to survive

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•You’re all now grizzly bears

•Let’s meet on the front lawn

•You’re all now grizzly bears

•Let’s meet on the front lawn