The book “the lion in the living room” documents P-22 and LAs love for the cat very well, it’s a great read and I recommend it.
As much as I’m happy about this I find myself skeptical that wildlife will learn to use it. Do animals walk along the side of the highway looking for openings? Have there been any studies on the efficacy of these wildlife bridges?
There is one east of Seattle that gets used by wildlife quite a lot. When you're up there the interstate is very quiet due to all the earth between you and it, and they keep both sides of the crossing well wooded and obscured from view from the interstate. The animals figure out pretty quick where to cross.
erulabs•2h ago
As much as I’m happy about this I find myself skeptical that wildlife will learn to use it. Do animals walk along the side of the highway looking for openings? Have there been any studies on the efficacy of these wildlife bridges?
PaulHoule•2h ago
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9753749/
In my neighborhood (NY not VA) we had some people make a crossing for these guys this spring
https://www.virginiaherpetologicalsociety.com/amphibians/sal...
idiotsecant•2h ago