The Bridge

This is true.

The Bridge.



WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT?
If You Build It, THEY Will Come...

This is the actual turn-off From Banff, Alberta, Canada to the #1 highway to Calgary ..

Great picture isn't it? They had to build the animals their own crossing (especially the elk) because that was where the natural crossing was and after the highway was built there were far too many accidents.

It didn't take the animals long to learn that this was their very own bridge!

And then you have some people saying 'Animals are stupid.' Really....?

 

Thats amazing they worked out it's their bridge.
Thanks for posting.
Animals are not stupid. The more time you spend with an animal you realize just how clever they are.

 

The Elk used to be subject to a lot of road kill by vehicles when they tried to cross the highway. The government decided that not only is it safer for drivers but safe for the Elk to build an overpass crossing. It worked out really well. Also tourists & locals get to see wildlife at the same time. It's a "win-win" for all.

 

I love these good news stories, for once we see something good come out of a situation rather than more bad news.
Animals are certainly not daft, the few that were are now extinct.

It is now some years since but the UK TV, I think BBC, though it might have been an independent, did a documentary about life on the motorways of Britain.

In the main it focused on human life including the stupid side of that, however, they did also cover a bit about the wildlife and our humble hedgehog.
Studies showed that hedgehogs living near or on the sides of our motorways had developed a better instinct, unlike their cousins on rural roads that just curl up in a ball at any threat and consequently get squashed,
The motorway hedgehog had learned it was much better to run and get out of the way.