Results for keyword: Roadkill
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The casual violence of driving
We seldom notice the animals killed by today's fast-moving cars, unless we're traveling slowly, on a bicycle.
by Tom Carter, Sep 01, 2011 -
A macabre measure of the human footprint
Susan Tweit says the huge numbers of road-killed wildlife point to a simple fact: There are too many of us.
by Susan Tweit, Feb 24, 2009 -
One species versus 1.8 million others
Susan Tweit sees the growing tally of roadkill as a sign that there are too many humans threatening ecological balance.
by Susan Tweit, Sep 29, 2008 -
Slideshow: Crossing the ‘Berlin Wall’ for wildlife
The bridge, now in the design phase, would be Colorado’s first, but construction depends on securing the $4 million-$8 million needed for the project.
by Francisco Tharp, Mar 10, 2008 -
Highway plans aim to keep habitat — and wildlife — in one place
The Washington State Department of Transportation is planning to build innovative wildlife passages and over-crossings on a 15-mile section of I-90 east of Seattle
by Patrick Farrell, Jun 27, 2005 -
Roadkill statistics
Statistics from a variety of sources show the impact that roads have on wildlife numbers
by Staff, Feb 07, 2005 -
Reawakening our wild humanity
Human beings can learn a lot from our wild animal cousins, but we need to pay more attention to them — especially to the ones we flatten on the highways
by Paul Larmer, Feb 07, 2005 -
Caught in the Headlights
Personal obsession leads one woman into a world of scientists, wildlife rehabilitators and eccentric artists who are fascinated by the bloody relationship between wildlife and roads.
by Eliza Murphy, Feb 07, 2005 -
New Mexicans move to make roads more wildlife-friendly
In New Mexico, local residents are working with schoolkids and activists to find ways to prevent roadkill in dangerous Tijeras Canyon
by Eliza Murphy, Aug 02, 2004
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