Multiple reports say the government’s draft plans for Heathrow’s proposed third runway include measures intended to protect wildlife. The development would involve building a new 3,500-metre runway at Britain’s busiest airport, a project that has been described as long-awaited. The Daily Mail reports that developers could be required to install “green bridges” as part of the design, aiming to reduce disruption to wildlife movement across areas affected by construction and airport operations. The reports indicate these requirements are set out in ministers’ draft proposals, but they do not describe final decisions or timelines for how the measures would be implemented. The coverage suggests the specific wildlife-protection approach could form part of conditions attached to approval or planning consent, depending on how the draft plans are consulted on and refined. Overall, the sources agree that environmental mitigation—particularly wildlife connectivity—is a component of the current draft planning framework for the third runway.