> Crossing barrier installed!
With the arrival of autumn and the first rains the amphibians begin their activity, leaving the shelters where they took shelter during the dry weather and move to the temporary ponds or other water masses where they will reproduce. It is also at this point that tens or even hundreds of amphibians are often tempted to cross the roads, which are real physical barriers that separate them from their breeding grounds and endanger their survival.
In order to reduce the mortality of this group of vertebrates with significant ecological value, the LIFE Charcos Project team installed a waterway crossing barrier under a road that runs through a complex of Mediterranean Temporary Ponds in the north of Vila Nova of Milfontes, with the purpose of improving the conditions of connectivity between these ponds.
Instalation of a crossing barrier. Photo of Luís Guilherme Sousa
Instalation of a crossing barrier. Photo of Luís Guilherme Sousa
Instalation of a crossing barrier. Photo of Luís Guilherme Sousa
Photo of Luís Guilherme Sousa
