Highway Crossings Lead To Less Carnage In The Parks

[jpinkster]

http://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/highway-crossings-credited-for-decline-in-national-park-wildlife-deaths

 

Ultimately this is a good news story. Smart investments are keeping the connectivity of habitat and removing conflict points with wildlife.

 

I do find the comments from the Western Transportation Institute biologist concerning. He states, "really, we're talking about motorist safety". With respect, no we aren't. We are talking about finding ways to protect wildlife in some of our most sensitive areas. The focal point is removing those conflict points to ensure less wildlife are slaughtered on the highway. The fact that motorists are safer is a positive side-effect, but it shouldn't be the intended focus.

[monger]

Unfortunately insurance companies and $ disagree with you

[ÜberFly]

Yet they have done relatively nothing to curb the slaughter of the animals on the railway line (in my opinion).

[jpinkster]

Yet they have done relatively nothing to curb the slaughter of the animals on the railway line (in my opinion).

I think the one positive is that this keeps getting more and more attention. I can see public pressure get to a point where CP/CN are compelled to act.

[ÜberFly]

For those that are interested...

The five-year Parks Canada-Canadian Pacific joint grizzly bear research initiative, which examined the underlying causes of grizzly bear train collisions in Banff and Yoho national parks, is now complete. Parks Canada, Canadian Pacific and the University of Alberta would like to share what we learned and next steps Parks Canada and Canadian Pacific are exploring to help reduce the risk to grizzly bears along the railway. We invite you to join us at one or both of two public events:

Open House:
Wednesday, January 25, 2017
6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m., Banff Centre
Room 303 Kinnear Centre
Join University of Alberta researchers, Parks Canada specialists and Canadian Pacific staff to discuss what was learned and how this knowledge will be applied to reduce the risk to grizzly bears along the railway in Banff and Yoho national parks.

I think the one positive is that this keeps getting more and more attention. I can see public pressure get to a point where CP/CN are compelled to act.