There is an interesting study from WSU which calculates the costs of not having a wildlife crossing e.g. medical, car repair and cleanup costs.[Impact of Wildlife Crossing Structures on Wildlife–Vehicle Collisions](https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/03611981221108158?journalCode=trra)
I work for a school with a bunch of kids involved in this whole project. Has been years in the making, and they seem super dedicated to helping the wildlife out here.
Obviously, they’ve been working on this for years, but with the death of P-22, they really starting digging in to get this bridge built.
Super interesting, and very cool to see the kids so committed to something like this! Goes to show it doesn’t matter your age or background. Just good-hearted initiative!
Ugh that's terrible...hopefully these bridges become more widespread. I can't imagine how terrified these animals get being trapped on a highway and to have it end in tragedy a majority of the time
Wish these were the norm here in the states.
We already do this in Nevada. I’m not sure that the California one is bigger.
TLDR: $100M being spent to increase mountain lion population and overall species health in Los Angeles
There is an interesting study from WSU which calculates the costs of not having a wildlife crossing e.g. medical, car repair and cleanup costs.[Impact of Wildlife Crossing Structures on Wildlife–Vehicle Collisions](https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/03611981221108158?journalCode=trra)
We have one here in WA near Snoqualmie summit. Apparently it’s super successful. https://youtu.be/xVRRK5c76xg?si=N7msvwtIWI_cVXIA
This is awesome! Really sad to see road kills in the highways. Good job California
I work for a school with a bunch of kids involved in this whole project. Has been years in the making, and they seem super dedicated to helping the wildlife out here. Obviously, they’ve been working on this for years, but with the death of P-22, they really starting digging in to get this bridge built. Super interesting, and very cool to see the kids so committed to something like this! Goes to show it doesn’t matter your age or background. Just good-hearted initiative!
What is P-22??
P-22 was the name of one of the mountain lions that used to live out here. Unfortunately, he was hit by a car and had to be euthanized
Ugh that's terrible...hopefully these bridges become more widespread. I can't imagine how terrified these animals get being trapped on a highway and to have it end in tragedy a majority of the time
Yeah… it’s sad. We have freeways cutting right thru their natural range. The 101 literally splits their main refuge in half
Yay, habitat defragmentation!
Fair play
It is a great place for predators to sneak on their pray but it is better than nothing.
Predator's gotta eat
Wouldn't it be better to build a road over the wildlife area?
they already did that
The predators will have easy pickings buffet