The book “the lion in the living room” documents P-22 and LAs love for the cat very well, it’s a great read and I recommend it.
As much as I’m happy about this I find myself skeptical that wildlife will learn to use it. Do animals walk along the side of the highway looking for openings? Have there been any studies on the efficacy of these wildlife bridges?
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Here in Sweden, we have great success with wildlife bridges and more is being built, along with wildlife passageways (for when large animal end up on the road, there's a way out for them through the wildlife fences).
There is one east of Seattle that gets used by wildlife quite a lot. When you're up there the interstate is very quiet due to all the earth between you and it, and they keep both sides of the crossing well wooded and obscured from view from the interstate. The animals figure out pretty quick where to cross.
As much as I’m happy about this I find myself skeptical that wildlife will learn to use it. Do animals walk along the side of the highway looking for openings? Have there been any studies on the efficacy of these wildlife bridges?
Studies: https://triekol.se/triekol-3-eng/over-and-underpasses-for-la...
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9753749/
In my neighborhood (NY not VA) we had some people make a crossing for these guys this spring
https://www.virginiaherpetologicalsociety.com/amphibians/sal...