I found such a photo on the Internet and became interested in what function such a structure could perform.

  • StarManta@lemmy.world
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    My guess is that it will be a “nature highway” so migratory species can cross over the road

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      These are great for wildlife as they provide a safe crossing over high-speed highways. They are usually design to be in already existing migration paths where moving a proposed highway may not work and not disrupting migration paths is of importance.

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          Possibly but I’d think it’s still safer than vehicles and less disruptive to overall migration for a given species.

          I wonder if there’s been any studies showing how effective, if at all, these are.

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            I’d like to read about that,understand how it’s done. it’s a thought I have whenever I see them but of course the professionals designing them would have thought about it.

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              IIRC they just hire someone to sit there and say “shoo” at any potential predators

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                11 months ago

                How can I get this job? I’m almost 40 and I haven’t been eaten by a mountain lion yet. 100% success. I’m qualified.

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      This is the one! They’re ridiculously effective, so much so that my home provinces is sinking like 250 million into building 5 more of them over the next 5 years