In Alberta and British Columbia (Canada) they actually do provide wide overpasses and underpasses across some high-speed motorways for migrating elk ... e.g. the Trans-Canada Highway between Banff and Lake Louise. The hard part is convincing the elk to actually use them.
[This message has been edited by Marvin McInnis (edited 10-14-2012).]
In Alberta and British Columbia (Canada) they actually do provide wide overpasses and underpasses across some high-speed motorways for migrating elk ...
This whole area for many many many Kilometers is chain linked off,this is why they can make overpasses and underpasses for wildlife. Mainly in Jasper do you get all the wildlife over the road, only rarely do you see wildlife on the road around these passes.
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Originally posted by Marvin McInnis:
A stereotypical Californian, maybe?
In Alberta and British Columbia (Canada) they actually do provide wide overpasses and underpasses across some high-speed motorways for migrating elk ... e.g. the Trans-Canada Highway between Banff and Lake Louise. The hard part is convincing the elk to actually use them.
This whole area for many many many Kilometers is chain linked off,this is why they can make overpasses and underpasses for wildlife. Mainly in Jasper do you get all the wildlife over the road, only rarely do you see wildlife on the road around these passes.
You are correct. I've driven the entire route from Kamloops to Jasper to Banff, but it wasn't during migration so we didn't see any elk. As I remember, those "ungulate-proof" fences are about 10 feet high, too.