Adam Sterry's presentation on Wildlife Corridors 9/23/11

Agencies seek funding for wildlife corridors
The purpose of this was to examine priorities within the class by comparing efforts to protect wildlife to cost and other pressing issues that should be dealt with.

Questions:
Important issue compared to other local issues that require government attention?  What is the priority of the issue among other efforts to protect wildlife?  Any downsides?  Guess the cost… (more than 100k?  1mil?)

Does the cost (9.4 million) change any opinions?  Is this effort worth it, or not? Does this change anyone's priorities?
Will the applications for funding be granted to build these corridors?

http://www.vcstar.com/news/2011/sep/10/agencies-seek-funding-for-wildlife-corridor/

http://www.colabvc.org/2011/01/17/wildlife-corridor-conservation-act-introduced/

http://www.santacruzhub.org/pp/roadkill/stats.htm