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Road ecology blog: Gate, push button to open, Addo Elephant National Park, South Africa
December 02, 2019 - Road ecology blog: Gate, push button to open, leaving picknick area, Addo Elephant National Park, Eastern Cape, South Af...
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Road ecology blog: Wildlife warning sign, near West Yellowstone, Wyoming, USA
February 13, 2019 - Road ecology blog: Wildlife warning sign, Animals on roadway, Drive with caution, US Hwy 287, near West Yellowstone, Wyo...
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Road ecology blog: Wildlife guard at access road for Key deer, Florida
December 22, 2018 - Road ecology blog: Wildlife guard for Key deer at access road along US Hwy 1, Big Pine Key, Florida, USA
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Road ecology blog: Wildlife guard at fence end on US Hwy 1, Big Pine Key, Florida, USA
December 21, 2018 - Road ecology blog: Wildlife guard at fence end on US Hwy 1, Big Pine Key, Florida, USA
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Road ecology blog: Wildlife warning signs, Key deer, US Hwy 1, Big Pine Key, Florida, USA
December 20, 2018 - Road ecology blog: Wildlife warning sign, drive with caution, you are entering an endangered species area, US Hwy 1, Big...
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Road ecology blog: It is unlawful to feed the Key deer, Florida
December 19, 2018 - Road ecology blog: Wildlife warning sign for Key deer, It is unlawful to feed the Key deer, No Name Key, Florida, USA...
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Road ecology blog: Wildlife warning sign with spelling error, Florida, USA
December 18, 2018 - Road ecology blog: Wildlife warning sign with spelling error made by concerned citizen, slow down for deers, Big Pine Ke...
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Road ecology blog: Variable message sign for Key deer, Florida, USA
December 17, 2018 - Road ecology blog: Variable message sign, Caution, slow down, Key deer crossing ahead, US Hwy 1, Big Pine Key, Florida,...
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Road ecology blog: Speed bumps to reduce traffic speed for Key deer
December 16, 2018 - Road ecology blog: Speed bump painted like a crosswalk to reduce traffic speed for Key deer, Big Pine Key, Florida, USA...
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Road ecology blog: Wildlife underpass for Key deer, Florida, USA
December 15, 2018 - Road ecology blog: Wildlife underpass for Key deer (8 m wide, 3 m high), US Hwy 1, Big Pine Key, Florida, USA
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Road ecology blog: Speed management for Key deer, radar on trailer, Florida, USA
December 14, 2018 - Road ecology blog: Speed management for Key deer, radar on trailer (during day 45 MPH, during night 35 MPH), US Hwy 1, B...
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Road ecology blog: Speed management for Key deer, parked police car, Big Pine Key, Florida
December 13, 2018 - Road ecology blog: Speed management for Key deer, parked police car, no law enforcement officer present (during day 45 M...
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Road ecology blog: Wildlife fence and barrier wall associated with wildlife underpass
December 12, 2018 - Road ecology blog: Wildlife fence and barrier wall associated with wildlife underpass for Key deer (8 m wide, 3 m high),...
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Road ecology blog: Warning signs, Goiás, Brazil
October 18, 2018 - Road ecology blog: Warning sign, attention, section with higher risk of hitting wildlife, Goiás, Brazil
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Wildlife warning sign, deer migration area, next 2 miles, US Hwy 93, near Wells, Nevada, USA
May 11, 2018 - Wildlife warning sign, deer migration area, next 2 miles, US Hwy 93, near Wells, Nevada, USA
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Wildlife overpasses, US Hwy 93, near Wells, Nevada, USA
May 07, 2018 - Image below: Wildlife overpass (south), US Hwy 93, near Wells, Nevada, USA
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Warning sign, deer migration area, next 3 miles, Utah, USA
March 26, 2018 - Warning sign, deer migration area, next 3 miles, Utah, USA
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Warning sign, speed limit 30 mph, watch for wildlife, Colorado, USA
March 22, 2018 - Warning sign, variable message sign, speed limit 30 mph, watch for wildlife, Colorado, USA
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Wildlife jump-out, Utah, USA
March 20, 2018 - Wildlife jump-out, Utah, USA
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Road ecology blog: Wildlife guard at access road, Utah, USA
March 19, 2018 - Road ecology blog: Wildlife guard at access road, Utah, USA
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Van: Anti-skid strips on ladder and on the step of the side barn doors
October 15, 2017 - I placed anti-skid strips (skid guard) on the steps of the Aluminess ladder and on the step of the side barn doors.
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Road ecology blog: Wildlife warning signs for woodland caribou
March 14, 2017 - Click here for other images of other wildlife or livestock warning signs.
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Road ecology blog: Animal detection system, Hwy 95, near Bonners Ferry, Idaho, USA
February 21, 2017 - Road ecology blog: Animal detection system, Hwy 95, near Bonners Ferry, Idaho, USA
As drivers approach they are first p...
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Road ecology blog: Activated warning sign associated with an animal detection system
February 20, 2017 - Road ecology blog: Activated warning sign associated with an animal detection system, Hwy 95, near Bonners Ferry, Idaho,...
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Road ecology blog: Moose (Alces americanus) crossing road, Wyoming, USA
January 18, 2017 - Road ecology blog: Moose (Alces americanus) crossing road, Wyoming, USA.
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Road ecology blog: A kilometer post, Nuevo Xcan-Playa Del Carmen highway, Mexico
January 13, 2017 - Road ecology blog: A kilometer post, Nuevo Xcan-Playa Del Carmen highway, Quintana Roo, Mexico
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Road ecology blog: Canopy crossings for arboreal mammals, Mexico
January 11, 2017 - Road ecology blog: Canopy crossings for arboreal mammals, Nuevo Xcan-Playa Del Carmen highway, Quintana Roo, Mexico. The...
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Road ecology blog: Wildlife fence along Nuevo Xcan-Playa Del Carmen highway, Mexico
January 10, 2017 - Road ecology blog: Wildlife fence along Nuevo Xcan-Playa Del Carmen highway, Quintana Roo, Mexico.
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Road ecology blog: Wildlife underpasses, Nuevo Xcan-Playa Del Carmen highway, Mexico
January 09, 2017 - Road ecology blog: Wildlife underpasses, Nuevo Xcan-Playa Del Carmen highway, Quintana Roo, Mexico
This relatively new...
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Researchers at work: Marcel Huijser checks out wildlife underpass, Mexico
January 06, 2017 - Researchers at work: Marcel Huijser checks out a wildlife underpass, Nuevo Xcan-Playa Del Carmen highway, Quintana Roo,...
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Road ecology blog: Wildlife underpasses, fences and jump-outs, US Hwy 95, Idaho, USA
November 18, 2016 - Road ecology blog: Wildlife underpasses, fences and jump-outs, US Hwy 95, Bonners Ferry, Idaho, USA
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Road ecology blog: Bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) crossing highway at a fence end
November 08, 2016 - Road ecology blog: Bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) crossing highway at a fence end, Hwy 3, Crowsnest Pass, Alberta, Cana...
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Road ecology blog: Wildlife trail at fence-end (fence end run).
November 03, 2016 - Road ecology blog: Wildlife trail at fence-end (fence end run), US Hwy 95, Bonners Ferry, Idaho, USA. This is an indicat...
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Road ecology blog: Animal detection system, along US Hwy 95, Bonners Ferry, Idaho, USA
October 26, 2016 - Road ecology blog:
Image below: Animal detection system, along US Hwy 95, Bonners Ferry, Idaho, USA
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Rocky Mountain wildlife: Bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis), Crowsnest Pass, Alberta, Canada
October 25, 2016 - Rocky Mountain wildlife: Bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis), Crowsnest Pass, Alberta, Canada.
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Road ecology blog: Animal detection system and underpass, Idaho, USA
October 25, 2016 - Road ecology blog: Animal detection system, along frontage road of US Hwy 95, Chilco, Idaho, USA. This system is manufac...
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Road ecology blog: Bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) on and along highway, Alberta, Canada
October 24, 2016 - Road ecology blog: Bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) on and along highway at a fence end, Hwy 3, Crowsnest Pass, Alberta,...
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Outdoor life in Montana: Headed back to camp after a successful pronghorn hunt
October 09, 2016 - Outdoor life in Montana: Headed back to camp after a successful pronghorn hunt.
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Road ecology blog: South American tapir roadkill, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
July 18, 2016 - Road ecology blog: South American tapir (Tapirus terrestris) roadkill, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.
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Road ecology blog: Researchers at work for a turtle project
April 15, 2016 - Road ecology blog: Researchers at work for a turtle project, Valentine National Wildlife Refuge, Nebraska, USA
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Power line markers for sandhill cranes, near Gibbon, Nebraska, USA
April 13, 2016 - Power line markers to make the power lines better visible to sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis) and other bird species, n...
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Road ecology blog: Wildlife watching sign for viewing sandhill cranes, Nebraska, USA
April 12, 2016 - Road ecology blog: Wildlife watching sign for viewing sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis), near Gibbon, Nebraska, USA....
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Road ecology blog: Warning sign for Louisiana black bear, I-20 near Delhi, Louisiana, USA
October 14, 2015 - Road ecology blog: Warning sign for Louisiana black bear (Ursus americanus luteolus), I-20 near Delhi, Louisiana, USA....
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Road ecology blog: Basin for runoff from road
July 23, 2015 - Road ecology blog: Basin for runoff from road, SP-225 motorway, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Road ecology blog: maintenance and design issues with wildlife fences, Brazil
July 14, 2015 - Image below: a maintenance problem: An animal (probably a nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus)) dug a gap under...
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Road ecology blog: Disintegrated concrete fence post and wildlife fence, São Paulo, Brazil
July 13, 2015 - Image below: Road ecology blog: Disintegrated concrete post of a wildlife fence, SP-225 Motorway, near Brotas, São Paulo...
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Road ecology blog: River erodes river bank and adjacent dirt road
June 08, 2015 - Road ecology blog: The North Fork of the Flathead river erodes river bank and adjacent dirt road (Inside North Fork Road...
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Audio slide show about mitigation measures along highways
October 22, 2014 - This just came out. An audio slide show in Orion Magazine about mitigation measures for wildlife along highways:
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Road ecology blog: Wildlife warning sign and road-killed capybara, Brazil
August 25, 2014 - Road ecology blog: Wildlife warning sign and road-killed capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris), Piracicaba, São Paulo, Br...
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Road ecology blog: Wildlife warning sign, Bison, US Hwy 89, Gardiner, Montana, USA
July 24, 2014 - Road ecology blog: Wildlife warning sign, Bison on road, next 5 miles, US Hwy 89, northern edge of Gardiner, Montana, US...
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Road ecology blog: bicycle path, no mopeds allowed, Soest, The Netherlands
May 13, 2014 - Road ecology blog: Sign, bicycle path, horseback riding not permitted on bicycle path, no mopeds allowed, Soest, The Net...
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Road ecology blog. Voluntary road closure at night for common toads, The Netherlands
April 07, 2014 - Road ecology blog. Wildlife warning sign, Voluntary road closure at night between 5 and 11 pm during spring migration of...
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Road Ecology blog: Seasonal barriers and pittfalls for common toads, The Netherlands
April 02, 2014 - Seasonal amphibian barriers for common toads (Bufo bufo), Soest, The Netherlands. Note that there are pitfalls (buckets)...
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Road Ecology blog: Seasonal warning sign for common toad, The Netherlands
April 01, 2014 - Road Ecology blog: Wildlife warning sign, Seasonal warning sign for common toads (Bufo bufo) during spring migration, So...
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Road ecology blog: Wider striping and narrower lanes to reduce traffic speed
March 31, 2014 - Image below: Wider striping and narrower lanes to reduce traffic speed an increase safety, N310, Arnhemseweg, near Otter...
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Road Ecology blog: Blue deer reflectors, N415 near Hilversum, The Netherlands
March 27, 2014 - Road Ecology blog: Blue deer reflectors, N415 near Hilversum, The Netherlands.
Note that deer wildlife reflectors or mi...
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Road ecology blog: Share the road, warning sign bicyclists, California, USA
December 01, 2013 - Road ecology blog: Share the road, warning sign bicyclists, California, USA.
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Road ecology blog: Multifunctional underpass for desert bighorn sheep, Nevada, USA
August 25, 2013 - Road ecology blog: Multifunctional underpass for desert bighorn sheep, Nevada, USA.
This is a very complex set of mitig...
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Road ecology blog: Warning sign, Mule xing, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA
August 02, 2013 - Road ecology blog: Warning sign, Mule xing, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA.
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Road ecology blog: Wildlife jump-out or escape ramp, SR 260, east of Payson, Arizona, USA
July 22, 2013 - Road ecology blog: Wildlife jump-out or escape ramp, SR 260, east of Payson, Arizona, USA.
Wildlife jump-outs or escape...
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