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Is there any move towards building dedicated animal crossing bridges? These have been proving very successful where deployed in the US.
by ab5tract 8y ago
Is there any move towards building dedicated animal crossing bridges? These have been proving very successful where deployed in the US.
- toomanybeersies 8y agoI'm not sure how practical that would be for kangaroos. How do you get roos to use the bridge instead of just using the road? Also, I'm pretty sure they like hanging out on the road, because the road traps heat and stays warmer at night.
- ComputerGuru 8y ago> How do you get roos to use the bridge instead of just using the road? The same way they got wolves, deer, oppossums, raccoons, coyotes, dogs, elk, and more to do it? They’re mainly underground tunnels or overpasses that are covered in natural materials, free of scary, fast, roaring machines, etc
- paranoidrobot 8y agoKangaroos roam widely, and in open farmland will not use fixed paths, so they'll cross anywhere they please. You would have to put up extremely tall barriers along all the roads, which is an expense I think most people would be unwilling to fund.
- toomanybeersies 8y agoI'm pretty sure roos actually like hanging out on the road. Often they seem to just be standing around on the road until I light them up with my headlights and they start moving.
- petecox 8y agoFor slower moving marsupials such as koalas, yes. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-36891868 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-36891868