Wildlife corridor

A wildlife corridor in a coastal or port plan is a protected strip kept clear or restored so that species can move and intertidal habitat stays connected across a developed frontage. It is a mitigation feature in the environmental assessment for reclamation, dredging, or a new breakwater, set against the loss of mudflat, saltmarsh, or seagrass, and is often tied to a managed-realignment scheme that recreates intertidal area landward of a breached defense. The corridor and any compensatory habitat are conditions of the development consent and are written into the coastal management plan that governs the frontage.