Wildlife Crossings

Good news about wildlife bridges, overpasses, and tunnels that help animals cross the road safely

Colorado leads the nation in wildlife crossings with more than 100 structures.

In the neighboring state of Vermont, salamander crossings constructed in 2015 have reduced the number of amphibian deaths at that site by 80%.

Brazil’s federal transport department has now officially designated the rope bridge design as the recommended national standard for highways.

Studies show that a single wildlife crossing can prevent around 1,400 accidents over a 70-year lifespan, saving billions of dollars.

Researchers observed over 60 instances of the elephants safely utilising the corridors beneath the six-lane highway in India.

The nearly 9-mile corridor links Tanzania's savanna to the Udzungwa Mountains, where up to 1,000 elephants climb steep rainforest slopes.

There are fewer than 100 wild ocelots left in the United States. Wildlife crossings may have saved them from extinction.

The city’s passion for protecting squirrels has even led to an annual “Squirrel Fest.”

The I-5 wildlife crossing would bridge the Cascades and the Olympic Peninsula.

The first-of-its-kind land bridge is set to be complete by the end of the year.

There are an average of 6,000 vehicle collisions with big game every year in Wyoming. A new overpass aims to slash those numbers.

Black bears are notoriously skittish when it comes to wildlife crossings, but one brave bear gave the I-90 Snoqualmie Pass wildlife bridge a try.