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Wildlife crossing is the umbrella term encompassing underpasses, overpasses, ecoducts, green bridges, amphibian/small mammal tunnels, and wildlife viaducts (Bank et al. 2002). All of these structures are designed to provide semi-natural corridors above and below roads so that animals can safely cross without endangering themselves and motorists ...
Toad tunnel in Germany. Amphibian and reptile tunnels, also known as herp tunnels, are a type of wildlife crossing that is positioned beneath a roadway. The tunnels allow amphibians and reptiles to cross roads without the risk of being crushed by a vehicle. They have been used by toads, frogs and salamanders.
The bridge is meant to allow animals to circulate through and thrive in habitats that are fragmented by human development. [1] The crossing is particularly critical for the mountain lions of the Santa Monica Mountains, which have declined and become genetically isolated [2] because the Ventura Freeway prevents them from moving between the mountains and the Simi Hills to the north.
Video above is from The Virginia Department of Transportation. PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — The Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel Expansion project is in a league of its own when it comes to road ...
Oblivious to the traffic passing overhead, a large creature lurked under a bridge in Ecuador. The “cryptic”-looking creature hunted for food, sought out mates and generally went misidentified.
With 8-foot (2.4 m) tall, noise damping corten steel walls on both sides, the bridge is designed to appear to crossers as a small hill. [6] [7] The bridge has a 250,000-US-gallon (950,000 L) underground cistern to keep the bridge's plants irrigated via rainwater. [8]
Welcome to the wonderful world of adaptive reuse!Our team at Bored Panda has collected some of the most creative and impressive photos of buildings being repurposed for something entirely ...
The historical Burro Schmidt Tunnel is located in the El Paso Mountains of the northern Mojave Desert, in eastern Kern County, southern California. It is a 0.5-mile (0.80 km) mining tunnel dug with hand tools and dynamite over a 38-year period by William "Burro" H. Schmidt (1871–1954).