Research overview: roads, fragmentation, and Iberian lynx connectivity

Vehicle collisions are a leading cause of Iberian lynx death and a major barrier to the connectivity that climate-adaptive recovery depends on. This overview surveys how road networks fragment lynx habitat, how mortality hotspots are identified, and how mitigation such as fencing, underpasses, and wildlife crossings aims to keep subpopulations linked. It reviews the interaction between fragmentation and the need for populations to shift or exchange individuals as climate alters habitat suitability. The synthesis explains why infrastructure permeability is integral to the species' future, since corridors that let lynx track changing conditions are only useful if animals can traverse them without being killed on roads.