Wildlife doesn’t stay in one place and when creatures migrate they are increasingly boxed in by highways, cities, developments and other human built obstacles.
There is a solution that is catching on: wildlife bridges.
And recently, towns near Thoreau’s beloved Walden Woods have proposed building a $2-3 million overpass that would give wildlife safe passage over Route 2 in Massachusetts.
The Christian Science Monitor has the scoop from Concord, MA, on the proposed project:
The passage, a rarity in the United States, will be covered with earth and planted with native trees and grasses, providing a scenic footbridge for humans by day and an …read more