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San Francisco Freeway Deadliest Road for Animals

A roadkill researcher identified California’s Interstate 280 as a death trap for wildlife, concluding that crashes between vehicles and animals in the state occur most frequently along the busy stretch from San Jose to San Francisco. Of the 700,000 traffic …

Virginia Trying to Reduce Animal-Vehicle Collisions

A study aimed at reducing collisions between vehicles and animals is targeting a section of Interstate 64 near Waynesboro, Va. Lead researcher Bridget Donaldson tells the Richmond Times-Dispatch that 30 percent of the accidents on the 18 mile-section are collisions …

Crossing on Washington Highway Aims to Curb Wildlife Collisions

Motorists know they’re not alone on the most rural and isolated stretches of the state’s highway system. Deer, elk, cougars and black bears all roam places otherwise relatively untouched, save for the highways where drivers speed through. But those scenic …

Idaho Officials Fret Over Deer Collision Rise

Idaho’s wildlife managers are starting to worry about the growing number of collisions involving motorists and deer, elk and moose. Studies show more than 5,000 of the animals were killed by vehicles on Idaho roadways last year, and that total …

Wildlife Signs Set After Collisions in 85 MPH Zone

A Texas toll road with the nation’s highest speed limit will get signs warning drivers about wildlife after at least three incidents of vehicles colliding with animals in the first few days of the new 85 mph zone. The private …