WHAT ANIMALS GET HIT BY CARS THE MOST?
Roadkill is a horrific yet common problem that affects many different species of animals, but some animals are more susceptible to being hit by cars than others. Here are some of the animals that are most commonly hit by cars: DeerDeer are one of the most commonly hit animals on the road, and they’re often […]
HOW TO PREVENT ROADKILL
Roadkill is a common and tragic problem that affects both wildlife and humans. It occurs when animals are hit and killed by vehicles on the road, and it can have serious consequences for the animals involved as well as for the drivers and passengers in the vehicles. Fortunately, there are steps we can take to […]
HOW TO PROTECT WILDLIFE HABITAT
Protecting wildlife habitat is essential for the preservation of biodiversity and the health of our planet. Habitat destruction is a major threat to wildlife, and it is caused by a variety of factors, including urbanization, deforestation, and climate change. Here are some ways that you can help protect wildlife habitat: Support conservation organizationsThere are many organizations […]
HOW TO HELP WILDLIFE IN YOUR GARDEN
If you’re a nature lover, you may want to help wildlife in your garden. There are many ways you can do this, and even small steps can make a big difference. Here are some tips for how to help wildlife in your garden. Plant native species of plants.Native plants are those that naturally grow in […]
CASCADE CROSSROADS: HUMANS MOVING MOUNTAINS FOR ANIMALS
Anybody living in Washington state knows that the I-90 corridor is the great connector between the eastern and western part of the state. The Snoqualmie Pass further “ties” the state together, linking highways to mountains and waterways, enabling economic access to everything from agriculture and tourism to shipping and freight. The I-90 freeway also slices […]
LEADING THE WAY IN LA: A PROGRESSIVE APPROACH TO HABITAT LOSS AND FRAGMENTATION
In case you haven’t heard, LA is soon to be home to the largest wildlife bridge on the planet. That’s right, a bridge that’s some 30 years in the making will span 10 lanes of Highway 101 at Liberty Canyon. The 200-foot-high nature bridge will reconnect a segment of the Santa Monica Mountains and an […]
WHAT TO DO IF YOU HIT AN ANIMAL WHILE DRIVING
First of all, we highly recommend all wildlife-conscious people carry a couple of wildlife rehabilitator phone numbers in their phones at all times. That way if you’re the person on the scene of a wildlife-vehicle collision (WVC), or you’re faced with an orphaned or injured animal in someone’s backyard, you have resources at your fingertips […]
HOW TO AVOID HITTING A DEER WHILE DRIVING
People are often baffled by deer behavior on the roads, sharing stories of deer not only darting out into the road but jumping right into the side of the car or stopped in the middle of the road, “caught in the headlights.” Here are some tips from Natural Forests on how to avoid hitting a […]
Conservation corridors (and other hippie, commie, leftist stuff that’s really not)
Ever since I started posting and promoting on Facebook conservation corridors (also referred to as wildlife corridors, eco corridors, migration corridors, and the like), I started getting sarcastic commentary. “Har-har, how’s the deer gonna know where to cross, deer don’t read signs, har-har!?” Then there were the ones who took it as an affront, a simple photo from Wikipedia—a […]