Animals are being forced to contend with busy roadways as climate change and expanding infrastructure continue to erode wildlife habitat.
See how these species safely cross a highway. nyti.ms/34zLfM4
See how these species safely cross a highway. nyti.ms/34zLfM4
New structures have gone up across the U.S. to facilitate animal crossings. Images from trail cameras show how deer, black bears, mountain lions, porcupines and alligators use overpasses, underpasses and tunnels to safely cross the road. nyti.ms/34zLfM4
There are one million to two million collisions in the U.S. between vehicles and large animals each year. In places where there are crossings, collisions have dropped.
Environmentalists and transportation officials agree: “It’s safer for people and it’s safer for animals.”
Environmentalists and transportation officials agree: “It’s safer for people and it’s safer for animals.”
Funding these structures is a challenge, but that may get easier: A bipartisan Senate version of the transportation bill being hammered out in Congress includes $350 million for wildlife crossings and corridors.
“I don’t want people to forget that a wildlife crossing is like a Band-Aid,” said one environmentalist. The structures, she emphasized, can only fix a small part of the road’s damage to wildlife habitat. “The road,” she said, “is like a wound.” nyti.ms/34zLfM4
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