科罗拉多野生动物跨越通道使车辆碰撞事故减少91%

科罗拉多州完成了一条野生动物跨越通道，在10个月运营期间，该通道将野生动物与车辆的碰撞事故减少了91%。1这条通道连接39000英亩的栖息地，为野生动物提供了安全的活动通道。1

自通道启用以来，麋鹿、熊、羚羊和北豹蛙等多种物种已使用该通道在栖息地间活动。1科罗拉多野生动物生物学家Brandon Marette对这一项目的成果深表欣慰，他表示："最令人感动的时刻是当科罗拉多交通运输部给我发来一张照片，显示一只母麋鹿带着小牛在州际25号公路下行走。一切都在那一刻实现了。"1

A wildlife overpass completed in Colorado has dramatically reduced collisions between vehicles and animals during its first ten months of operation, cutting such incidents by 91 percent 1. The structure connects approximately 39,000 acres of habitat, allowing multiple species to safely cross Interstate 25 1.

Various animals have already utilized the overpass, including elk, bears, pronghorn antelope, and northern leopard frogs 1. Brandon Marette, a wildlife biologist with Colorado Parks and Wildlife, expressed the significance of the project, recounting a pivotal moment when he received a photograph from the Colorado Department of Transportation showing a cow elk and her calf walking beneath the interstate 1. "The most moving moment was when Colorado DOT sent me a photo showing a cow elk with her calf walking under Interstate 25. Everything came together in that moment," he said 1.