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Nice to see. In Canada we've had these in Alberta and BC along certain highways for at least a few decades. Up here they pair them with extensive roadside fen
by na85 5y ago
Nice to see. In Canada we've had these in Alberta and BC along certain highways for at least a few decades. Up here they pair them with extensive roadside fences and my understanding is they're extremely effective at reducing wildlife collisions.
Needless to say, hitting a moose at highway speeds ends poorly not just for the moose but for the occupants of the vehicle as well.
- labster 5y agoIt’s a different problem in SoCal — there aren’t meese or hardly any large animals to speak of. It’s to try and stitch together zones that are too small to support sufficient genetic diversity for land predators. The car hits are few and far between, so it’s a minor safety issue, but every animal struck is an ecological disaster. The 101 is already extensively fenced for human safety.
- frosted-flakes 5y agoMeese? Mice? Mouse? The plural of moose is moose. English sure is weird.
- kayodelycaon 5y agoWhen I lived in Wisconsin, a group of moose were frequently (and humorously) referred to as meese. We all knew the correct pluralization, which is why using the wrong one was funny. The fact that it annoyed sticklers to proper form was just icing on the cake.
- earleybird 5y ago"If the plural of goose is geese, is the plural of moose, meese?"
- labster 5y agoIf the singular of mice is mouse, what the deuce is the singular of dice?
- fy20 5y agoI drove through Poland a couple of months ago, and was surprised to see quite a few of these on the new highways. Some even had trees on top, so there must be quite a lot of soil there, not a small layer to cover the concrete.
- Dma54rhs 5y agoI see them all over Eastern Europe, might be related to EU infrastructure spending contracts.
- carabiner 5y agoWe've had them in the US for a while. Some of them have webcams: https://www.king5.com/article/tech/science/environment/increased-activity-seen-on-i-90-wildlife-overpass-in-2020/281-6d28c136-f755-460c-8f5c-f43d1aadbf18 https://www.king5.com/article/tech/science/environment/incre...