Environment California: Tell your U.S. Representative that Wildlife Crossings Save Lives
Muppet, an endangered red wolf, was struck and killed by a vehicle as he tried to cross the highway and reunite with his pack. There are more than 1 million vehicle collisions with large animals like Muppet in the U.S. each year, but it doesn't have to be this way. Instead of forcing wildlife to risk their lives by crossing busy roads and highways, wildlife crossings help animals safely get to where they need to go. When placed in areas of known wildlife movement, crossings with fencing to guide the animal to cross in the right spot have reduced wildlife-vehicle collisions by up to 97%. Tell your U.S. House representative to keep building wildlife crossings. Read ON.