Road ecology blog: Sign on overpass, rest area for animals, no access, The Netherlands
Road ecology blog: Sign on wildlife overpass Oud Reemst (about 35 m wide), rest area for animals, no access, south of Otterlo, The Netherlands. Wildlife overpasses and their approaches are typically off limits to people if the target species are sensitive to human disturbance. In areas that are more multifunctional in nature, landscapes that include disturbance by people, combining wildlife use and human co-use on the same structure may be considered.
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Sign on wildlife overpass Oud Reemst (about 35 m wide), rest area for animals, no access, south of Otterlo, The NetherlandsSign on wildlife overpass Oud Reemst (about 35 m wide), rest area for animals, no access, south of Otterlo, The Netherlands (completed 2012). This wildlife overpass connects "Planken Wambuis" (west side) to "National Park Hoge Veluwe" (east side). There is a fence (1.10 m high) and gates on the east side of the structure to keep mouflon (Ovis orientalis), a wild sheep species from southern Europe, Asia and Arabia, inside the "Hoge Veluwe". It also keeps horses and cattle in "Planken Wambuis". Roe deer and red deer can easily jump the fence. Presumably wild boar can push against the gates with hinges on the top side of the gate and pass through. Note the road was lowered to allow wildlife to see across to the other side of the structure.