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Posted on 4/24/22 at 1:37 pm
Posted by BK Lounge
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Posted on 4/24/22 at 1:37 pm
This one’s in Banff, but there are others in North America and Europe.. ive never seen one in person, but it seems like a cool idea to keep wildlife from turning into roadkill .








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Posted by BK Lounge
Member since Nov 2021
5035 posts
Posted on 4/24/22 at 1:43 pm to
Sorry if a stupid question- but does anyone know how all the animals from miles around know to use the crossing ? If there arent barriers along the highway I mean, making the crossing the only option .
Posted by Spankum
Miss-sippi
Member since Jan 2007
60536 posts
Posted on 4/24/22 at 1:44 pm to
Box stand….just sayin.
Posted by Ron Cheramie
The Cajun Hedgehog
Member since Aug 2016
5538 posts
Posted on 4/24/22 at 1:45 pm to
I could see a bunch of coonasses there with corn feeders waiting
Posted by Ed Osteen
Member since Oct 2007
58844 posts
Posted on 4/24/22 at 1:45 pm to
I’ve seen some moose on the one outside of park city in Utah, they are pretty cool

Posted by East Coast Band
Member since Nov 2010
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Posted on 4/24/22 at 1:47 pm to
Posted by Old Money
LSU
Member since Sep 2012
41283 posts
Posted on 4/24/22 at 1:48 pm to
We have a good few in Florida. Ours are mostly tunnels under the highway. The animals figure out where they are and use them, apparently it’s a pretty successful idea
Posted by Penrod
Member since Jan 2011
52064 posts
Posted on 4/24/22 at 1:51 pm to
quote:

does anyone know how all the animals from miles around know to use the crossing ?

Signage all along the road with arrows.
Posted by doublecutter
Member since Oct 2003
7008 posts
Posted on 4/24/22 at 1:54 pm to
There are some animal crossings in South Florida on Alligator Alley between Naples and Ft Lauderdale. But those go under the road. There are some YouTube videos of panthers and bears using them.
Posted by adamau
Member since Oct 2020
4238 posts
Posted on 4/24/22 at 1:57 pm to
I'm sure the ones that poke their head out 1/4 mile or so down the road quickly realize their mistake and head back in to cross at the bridge.

We as humans are often complete and total idiots despite insane multitudes of brain power.
Posted by OysterPoBoy
City of St. George
Member since Jul 2013
42979 posts
Posted on 4/24/22 at 2:56 pm to
quote:

does anyone know how all the animals from miles around know to use the crossing ?


Pheromones.
Posted by Phideaux
Cades Cove
Member since May 2008
2608 posts
Posted on 4/24/22 at 2:57 pm to
Tennessee and North Carolina are coming together to do this around the gorge area where several bears elk deer and other animals get hit.
Posted by thetigerfan
BR
Member since Feb 2013
257 posts
Posted on 4/24/22 at 3:08 pm to
The ones I’ve seen in Banff all had fences along the highway
Posted by Mufassa
Member since Aug 2012
1716 posts
Posted on 4/24/22 at 3:15 pm to
There’s one just finished on Memorial in the middle of Houston
Posted by sta4ever
Member since Aug 2014
17404 posts
Posted on 4/24/22 at 3:19 pm to
Do they know that if they miss it, they can just take the loop?
Posted by Loup
Ferriday
Member since Apr 2019
15658 posts
Posted on 4/24/22 at 3:44 pm to
quote:

Sorry if a stupid question- but does anyone know how all the animals from miles around know to use the crossing ? If there arent barriers along the highway I mean, making the crossing the only option


One of the properties I hunt has a 4 lane highway running through it. There's a small canal with an overpass. The deer know to cross under the road when it ain't the rut.
Posted by Oilfieldbiology
Member since Nov 2016
41345 posts
Posted on 4/24/22 at 3:45 pm to
If I’m a mountain lion I know where I’m gonna hang out.
Posted by Cromulent
Down the Bayou
Member since Oct 2016
3195 posts
Posted on 4/24/22 at 3:46 pm to
There are fences along the roads that force the wildlife to use the crossings. They have them in Nevada and Idaho also. I seent it.
Posted by Horsemeat
Truckin' somewhere in the US
Member since Dec 2014
15154 posts
Posted on 4/24/22 at 3:53 pm to
BR commuters jealous of bridges being built for animals.
Posted by SpotCheckBilly
Member since May 2020
8215 posts
Posted on 4/24/22 at 4:24 pm to
I drive I-85 between Auburn and Atlanta a lot, and have ever since they completed the interstate through there. When it was first constructed, you really had to be careful in certain spots because of all the deer. They'd even be grazing in the median some times and it was very common to see a dead on on the side of the road.

Less so now. I haven't seen one in the median in ages. I do still see them grazing on the side of the road, but they seem to have learned the dangers of crossing the interstate. Animals are very adaptable.
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