The challenge with climate change is to facilitate the natural, adaptive responses of native species across Australia. Adaptation to climate change means preparing for the unpredictable by providing corridors that cross climatic regions

Map of the Queensland Stock Routes

A Local Government Perspective. Presentation by Malcolm Petrie to the Stock Routes conference April 2008

the Queensland approach. Presentation by Craig Magnussen, NRW Qld, to the Stock Route Conference April 2008

Travelling Stock Routes and Reserves - a WWF fact sheet.
Road transport has replaced the need for stock routes in most cases. However, there is growing recognition that they are still highly valuable to the grazing industry, and may provide an important alternative as road transport becomes increasingly expensive.
They are corridors connecting threatened species and theit habitat, and assist threatened species to adapt to climate change.