Wildlife-vehicle collisions (WVCs) represent a serious threat to human safety and property and to wildlife populations. More than a million WVCs with large mammals occur each year in the United States, resulting in more than 200 human fatalities and 29,000 injuries1.… Read the full Post
From the Billings Gazette, Sep 20, 2016:
“Montana has the distinction of ranking No. 2 in the nation for auto versus deer, elk or moose collisions, according to a report by State Farm insurance company based on the number of claims filed.
… Read the full PostFrom the Wyoming Tribute Eagle, Nov 7, 2014:
A herd of eight pronghorn antelope mosey over a bridge.
From their perspective, the bridge’s surface looks just like the prairie on either side of the span. Thanks to the 4-foot high berms on the edge of the 150-foot-wide overpass, the pronghorn show no sign of awareness of the highway traffic below.
… Read the full PostConstruction part of project to upgrade U.S. 89
A short bridge that’s being constructed as part of a $6.8 million reconstruction of a six-mile stretch of U.S. Highway 89 southeast of Dupuyer will help wildlife safely cross underneath the road at that location, according to the Montana Department of Transportation.… Read the full Post
NBC Montana | Missoula, MT
Big Sky Country’s known for its big game, but that also puts Montana near the top of a not so enviable list. New numbers out from State Farm Insurance show Montana ranks number two in vehicle – deer collisions. … Read the full Post
July -August 2013
The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT), in partnership with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and in coordination with Park County, is developing a corridor planning study of US Highway 89 (N-11). The study will examine the highway from reference post (RP) 0.0 at the Yellowstone National Park (YNP) boundary in Gardiner, north to RP 52.5 south of Livingston.… Read the full Post
National Parks Traveler
Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on August 5, 2013 – 1:40am
A review of wildlife lost to vehicle collisions in three iconic national parks shows the National Park Service is struggling, and sometimes failing, to reverse the trend, according to Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility.… Read the full Post
Missoulian | July 19, 2013 6:00 am • By Keila Szpaller
Seven bighorn sheep were killed in west-central Montana in the past week after being struck by vehicles, according to Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks.
Five of those sheep died after two collisions along Montana Highway 200 just east of Bonner, according to the agency.… Read the full Post
Vehicle–wildlife collisions kill millions of animals–and harm thousands of people–each year. Scientists are working on solutions
In the 1960s widening U.S. Highway 27 just north of Tallahassee cut Florida’s Lake Jackson into two sections. When water levels fell too low in either part, thousands of turtles, frogs, snakes and alligators would hit the road to head for the other side—where cars and trucks often hit the animals.… Read the full Post
Missoula, MT – State and federal highway departments are interested in the mobility patterns of radio collared black bears off interstate 90 near Lookout Pass.
The bears habits provide information on where to locate possible wildlife passageways.
For the past two years, wildlife biologists have been monitoring 15 bears.… Read the full Post
