Answer :
The following best describes environmental parameters that should be investigated prior to building a new highway: D.) animals that may become endangered due to loss of habitat.
The correct answer is (D) animals that may become endangered due to loss of habitat
The main criteria that is considered while building a new highway is to make sure that the animals that live there should not become endangered due to loss of their habitat. Building of highway is intitiated by clearing the forest of that particular area that might be home of some animals living their. Clearing the forest may snatch their habitat.