No more deer in the headlights: Study finds large mammals do use road crossing structures

White-tailed deer and mule deer particularly likely to use road underpasses

Date:  November 17, 2017

Source:  Frontiers

Summary:

A pilot study finds that large mammals are more likely to use wildlife crossing structures than move past a random location in the surrounding habitat. Animal movement also varied between crossing structures in different locations, suggesting that location might be more important than design. These findings are a first step towards a better understanding of the effectiveness of wildlife crossing structures.

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