COOL CROSSINGS: Vote for Your Favorite Wildlife Crossing
We have 3.9 million miles of public roads crisscrossing the country, with many running right through prime wildlife habitat. Sadly, millions of birds, reptiles, mammals and amphibians are killed by vehicles.
Thankfully, in some places, wildlife experts are helping all sorts of species cross the road in safe – and very clever – ways.
Check out the wildlife crossings below, then VOTE for your favorite.
Bear Tunnel: A Family Affair

A female grizzly with cubs at wildlife underpass under the Trans-Canada Highway in Banff National Park. Photo: Parks Canada.
Crab Crossing: Funnel in the Tunnel

On Australia’s Christmas Island, underground crossings provide safe passage for the annual red crab migration. Photo: Parks Australia.
Desert Tortoise Culvert: Reptiles Under Roads

Desert tortoise exiting a culvert retrofitted to allow tortoises to cross beneath a highway in the Mohave Desert. Photo: William I. Boarman, U.S. Geological Survey
Wolf Overpass: Lush Path to Safety

Wolf on wildlife overpass over the Trans-Canada Highway in Banff National Park. Photo Parks Canada.
Salamander Xing: Taking the Low Road to the Pond

One night every spring, spotted salamanders leave their underground forest homes and migrate to wetland ponds to breed. Oftentimes they are killed crossing roads during migration. Photo: Mark Picard, FHWA
Animals’ Bridge: Elk Are All Over It

Animals’ Bridge in Montana is used by grizzly and black bears, deer, elk, mountain lions and others. Photo Montana Department of Transportation.
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Help Give Wildlife Safe Passage
Thanks for voting and caring about safe passage for animals crossing our many roadways! Right now, mountain lions in the Santa Monica Mountains just outside Los Angeles are at risk of collapse. Massive highways have fragmented essential habitat which limits breeding options and the ability to roam for food—and led to tragic deaths of mountain lions struck by cars.
Please join with us to create safe wildlife crossings for mountain lions and other species and protect vulnerable wildlife from harm.