Wildlife overpasses, green bridges, and ecoducts
all refer to structures that have been built over roads to allow
wildlife to cross safely to the other side of the road. The bridges are
for the animals; the animals walk over the road, and the vehicles go
through the structure. Most of the structures are between 10 m (30 ft) and 60 m (180 ft) wide.
They typically have soil, litter, and vegetation on top to provide
suitable habitat for a range of different species and species groups.
The larger structures are typically intended for large mammals ranging
from ungulates (e.g. deer, elk, moose) to large carnivores (e.g. black
bear, grizzly bear, Canada lynx, wolverine, wolf). Here are pictures of
some of the most beautiful and interesting wildlife overpasses in the world. [link]
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Wildlife Overpass, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. In
Banff National Park, there are currently 41 wildlife crossing
structures (6 overpasses and 35 underpasses) that help wildlife safely
cross the busy Trans-Canada Highway. Since monitoring began in 1996, 11
species of large mammals—including bears, elk and cougar—have used
crossing structures more than 200,000 times. [ link1, link2]
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Wildlife Overpass, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada link |
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Ecoduct in Netherlands; The Netherlands was one of the first countries to deploy a network of wildlife crossings across the landscape. link |
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Ecoduct De Woeste Hoeve over the highway A50, Netherlands; The
Netherlands contains an impressive display of over 600 wildlife
crossings (including underpasses and ecoducts) that have been used to
protect populations of wild boar, red deer, roe deer, and the
endangered European badger. [link1, link2] |
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Ecoduct (wildlife bridge) on highway A1 through nature area the Veluwe, the Netherlands. link |
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Green bridge over the A20 near Grevesmühlen, Germany link |
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"Animal bridge" in Montana, USA link |
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Ecoduct in France link |
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Aerial view of the wildlife overpass, Location unknown link |
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Wildlife overpass near Keechelus Lake, Washington, USA link |
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Wildlife overpass covered with vegetation; Location unknown link |
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Aerial view of the wildlife overpass; Location unknown link |
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Wildlife crossing over Compton Rd (SR30) at Kuraby near Karawatha Forest, Queensland, Australia link |
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Ecoduct The Borkeld, Netherlands link |
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Green bridge over the highway 464 near Boeblingen, Germany link |
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Satellite image of the wildlife overpass; Location unknown link |
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Unusual overpass for crabs: Red crabs climb over an overpass to cross a road on Christmas Island during their migration. (Christmas Island National Park, Australia) link | |
P.S Kat malaysia kalau buat haiwan still guna jalan gak lintas..tiru perangai manusia kt malaysia hehehe....
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