Wildlife-vehicle collisions are a serious public safety issue:
- Interstate 5 between Dunsmuir and the Oregon border experiences a high frequency of wildlife-vehicle collisions that can be fatal or cause significant bodily harm for drivers.
- U.C. Davis estimates that wildlife-vehicle collisions cost Californians between $232 million and $500 million per year.
- Between 2009 and 2018, the California Highway Patrol reported over 26,000 wildlife-vehicle collisions, and the California Roadkill Observation System observed more than 42,000 wildlife carcasses, but many more collisions likely occurred that went unreported.
There are cost-effective solutions!
With more effective transportation planning, increased funding for wildlife crossings, and additional research that identifies wildlife-vehicle collision hotspots and important connectivity areas, like the Interstate 5 corridor that bisects the Shasta-Trinity region, roads can be safer for drivers and wildlife.
Learn more about our plans for the Northstate I-5 wildlife crossing, here.
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