>>The real fix here is not easy nor cheap, but road ways need to be designed to keep wildlife off the pavement in the first place. Corridors which allow passing underneath roadways coupled with curbs or retaining walls would help a great deal for Reptiles but probably not so much for mammals, and would be expensive.

There's a tortoise fence here in southern Utah to keep Gopherus agassizii off the roads. Seems to be working really well. We'll have to look into how that got approved for funding and brought about, etc. I know they're a protected species and vulnerable, but it seems common sense that something proactive should be done to protect our nation's species before they become threatened with extinction. (Captain Obvious strikes again! )

>>If we could find a cost effective and aesthetic way to stop so many animals from being slaughtered on the roads and right of ways we might be up for a serious stewardship award.

No doubt! We'll have to put our heads together on something like this. At first, we'll probably have to start small and save snakes under the pretense of trying to save something a little more cute-and-cuddly, like box turtles or something, on a small stretch of road where many are often seen DOR. (Gosh that sounds hypocritical, but I'm just so partial to snakes -- then again, snakes definitely could never have too many people on their side.) Once others see we've done something positive, proved ourselves, and have won a small victory somewhere, we can tackle some of the bigger stuff we want to do.

This project sounds right up my alley, however daunting it may seem.

DR
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