Ram vs deer

[4xdad]

They built special wildlife bridges in banff over the trans Canada highway because so many animals were killed

 

[HEMIMANN]

I've seen black bears crossing 2 lane highways also, but their numbers aren't anywhere near those of the deer herd, and they're not dumb like deer either.
I've never seen a bear kill on a highway in 67 years in northern Wisconsin.

 

[4xdad]

Black bears and grizzlies are a hazard but not enough to warrant spending a couple grand on a bumper. It’s the other critters that are a danger.

 

[4xdad]

The bears seem to like the railroad tracks I think it’s because of leaking grain cars. Trains kill quite a few bears in the parks

 

[4xdad]

The wildlife overpasses are one of the few things that are worth the price tag imho.

 

[HEMIMANN]

The wildlife overpasses are one of the few things that are worth the price tag imho.

They have some in U.S. too. Idk how wild critters figure how to funnel to them instead of randomly cross highways for hundreds of miles. Glad they do, though. A win-win.

 

[4xdad]

They fence off the road for quite a ways. And it’s heavily patrolled for speeding. They funnel the animals to the overpasses. It seems to work

 

[Magfan2]

The fences are high and stout! You do still need to be cautious on these stretches when the light isn't good - animals manage fences quite amazingly.

 

[Ritchie_Rich]

My score-2 coyotes and 1 deer. All with the same Honda Civic.

 

[Dean2]

They have some in U.S. too. Idk how wild critters figure how to funnel to them instead of randomly cross highways for hundreds of miles. Glad they do, though. A win-win.

Ours are high fenced from one over pass to the next so they have no choice if they want to cross the road.

 

[EdGs]

The wildlife overpasses are one of the few things that are worth the price tag imho.

They have some in U.S. too. Idk how wild critters figure how to funnel to them instead of randomly cross highways for hundreds of miles. Glad they do, though. A win-win.

They have those here in Florida down in the 'glades along Alligator Alley and also along SR29, mainly to protect the Florida Panther population.

 

[4xdad]

You would think a panther could just jump out of the way

 

[4xdad]

They are cats right

 

[HEMIMANN]

They have those here in Florida down in the 'glades along Alligator Alley and also along SR29, mainly to protect the Florida Panther population.

How about the Burmese Pythons?

 

[Magfan2]

Here in the States they have chosen known game routes - I suspect they do the same wherever the system is put in place.

 

[EdGs]

You would think a panther could just jump out of the way

They are cats right

Believe it or not, quite a few get killed every year by cars in South Florida.

How about the Burmese Pythons?

Man, those guys are really effing up the 'glades. The small animal population is really decimated from those snakes.

People think it's just because people were releasing pet snakes into the wild, but in reality, when Hurricane Andrew hit in '92, it destroyed a breeding and research facility on the eastern edge of the 'glades. That was all she wrote.

Now, 30+ years later we are seeing the effects.

I think the largest snake so far was an 18 foot pregnant female that had 110 eggs in her. There have been many, many caught in the 12-15 foot range.

 

[4xdad]

I was kidding about the cats. I have watched videos about your snake problem apparently honey badgers are going to help. Invasive species are always hard to get rid of

 

[4xdad]

Hogs and snakes and bugs all wreak havoc when they are in places that they aren’t supposed to be

 

[EdGs]

All too common stories here now:

https://www.npr.org/2023/07/13/1187497592/record-breaking-burmese-python-longest-florida

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[4xdad]

What you need is a good cold snap