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This wildlife overpass in Utah is unique because it has a stone substrate. Lots of animals appear to like it!

This is truly AWESOME https://www.fastcompany.com//this-massive-wildlife-crossin

A great article summarizing some of the most interesting findings from eight years of monitoring research. https://cottagelife.com//sneak-a-peek-at-animals-using-wi/

Nova Scotia is building underpasses for deer. This province has the highest collision rate with deer in the country! Other animals will benefit from these crossings as well. https://www.thechronicleherald.ca//hants-county-hot-spot-/

Please see the link below to download the following summary report of eight years of monitoring research for wildlife mitigation for mid- and large-sized animals on Highway 69, Ontario, Canada. This report features: -Bulleted easy to read summarized methods, results and conclusions (73 pages) for eight years of monitoring for large- and mid-sized animals on Highway 69 -107 coloured photos from monitoring cameras and of structures -Evaluation of effectiveness of overpass, cree...k bridge pathways, box culverts (various sizes), one-way gates, and exclusion fencing https://eco-kare.com//EcoKare-Final-Report2-to-MTO-Hwy-69- Figure below: Sandhill cranes using a large box culvert on Highway 69, Ontario, Canada

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A new road ecology project for turtles......ACO tunnels and Ertec fence. We shall see how this project works. Preliminary reports have shown turtles are using the tunnels!

Turtle nest protection cages mitigating the risk of turtle eggs from predation and exit holes towards the water and not the road are an integral component of minimizing road impacts to freshwater turtles in Ontario!

Great news today: Thanks to the furbearers organization based out of B.C. https://thefurbearers.com/ that have sponsored a full-paid tuition for an Eco-Kare employee to take the online beaver management training program provided by the Beaver Institute! Eco-Kare is interested in these skills as a result of keeping drainage culverts permeable so turtles and other aquatic animals can move under roads safely!

https://davidsuzuki.org//rethinking-roads-can-drive-down/

Turtles and roads featured in the weather network! https://www.theweathernetwork.com//how-to-help-turtles-cro

Just like terrestrial animals avian flyers can cause strikes and death in wildlife-plane collisions........ https://www.cbc.ca//polit/snowbird-crash-report-1.5593259

Hi Everyone. Please see our new video uploaded to help you with your road data collections this warm season. We expect female turtles to moving across roads moreso in the next couple of weeks! https://youtu.be/eavCOxgKmxM

Bet this goes viral! How Jersey Barriers can cause distress in animals while crossing: https://au.tv.yahoo.com//mother-bear-safely-guides-3-16584 Rossland, B.C. Highway 3B.

A family of Sandhill Cranes using the wildlife overpass and a wildlife underpass in Ontario, Canada in 2019! This was likely not the same family because these structures are 150 km apart!

Eco-Kare has launched a new Youtube channel that will be devoted to videos highlighting recent and upcoming work.. Our first presentation is a synopsis of our ongoing beaver and turtle road ecology work on Highway 7 that was presented at the inaugural BeaverCon in Maryland in March 2020 (https://www.beavercon.org/). We will keep all videos to a maximum of 15 minutes. Enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oG24AzX3Hhw

This video is worth watching. When I see groups of Pronghorn use a wildlife overpass it sends shivers up my spine! I will send a synopsis in my next post for those that don't have time to watch!