The Carpathian ecoregion is a biodiversity hotspot that still provides a home for large carnivores that roam through large, intact landscapes. However, in recent years, economic development in this special region has increased. New roads, settlements, recreation centres, industrial sites and other construction projects have been built without prior consideration of the ecological corridors crisscrossing the landscape. This has led to a significant build-up of migration barriers which wildlife cannot overcome. As these barriers increase in number and size, the remaining natural habitats become more and more fragmented, which poses an existential threat to many animal species, especially large carnivores like the bear, wolf and lynx, who depend on larger intact and undisturbed areas for migration, mating, shelter, food and seasonal changes. This is why the preservation of connectivity through a proper management of ecological corridors and the promotion of green infrastructure is one of the main objectives of the Carpathian parks.