Compassion, awareness, and action

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Odds of hitting a deer: 1 in 167*

Deer crossing with fawns near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania

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Slow down for animals (stand up for them, too!)

As we continue to encroach on their habitat with housing and roads, wildlife throughout the country migrate beyond their usual territories in search of food and mates. Witness the horrific aftermath of car and deer collisions and the mangled carcasses of raccoons, possums, foxes, armadillos, groundhogs, turtles and myriad animals that never stood a chance of making it across the road.
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Rather than feeling helpless about it all, choose to be a champion for wildlife and road safety!
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1. Support the Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act!
Wildlands Network makes it EASY TO TAKE ACTION and contact your representatives.

2. Certify your habitat to help wildlife.
Turn your yard, container garden, and just about any greenspace into a welcoming haven for birds, bees, bunnies and other wildlife to nest, feed, and raise their young.

​3. Visit our Wildlife Corridor Store and Wildlife Corridor Store Unlimited.
Spark the END ROADKILL conversation and movement with T-shirts, car magnets and other cool stuff. 10% of the proceeds support wildlife rescue and rehabilitation!
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4. Hold a vision of the future that includes wildlife corridors and bridges.
Everything that IS started as an idea that eventually caught on. The wildlife corridors concept is catching on in the United States but it needs to happen FASTER. So start talking about it with everyone you know and send them to this site! And see where it's already happening in the U.S.

* Source: State Farm

Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act 2019

This important bipartisan act was introduced into Congress in May 2019 with the purpose of providing for the protection and restoration of native species and their habitat in the United States that have been diminished by habitat loss and fragmentation. It is one of the most significant wildlife conservation efforts the United States has seen in decades. Find out more about the Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act

Why Do Animals Cross the Road When Cars are Coming?

Not to be snarky, but no one ever taught them to look both ways before crossing—​seriously. Animals are in search of food, shelter and mates, and learning how to cross busy roads was not part of their upbringing. Next time you rage at the squirrel that seems to dart out in front of your car, consider that your car is lurching past just when the squirrel was about to cross!

All over the world the wildlife that I write about is in grave danger. It is being exterminated by what we call the progress of civilization.
 - Gerald Durrell, British naturalist and conservationist

Road Mortality a Major Threat to Survival of Species

For  21 federally listed threatened or endangered species, road mortality—​often in combination with habitat loss—​is a major threat to survival of the species. 

see Which Animals Are in Danger

Wildlife crossings in the U.S.

.With the introduction of the Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act into Congress, we’re seeing a heightened awareness of the adverse impact of development and highway infrastructure on the wildlife we share space with. While the western states had foresight to build wildlife overpasses and animal road crossings, other localities are just now recognizing the need and assessing ways to assist animal migration and movement, whether with wildlife underpasses, overpasses, fencing, signage or other methods. Read about wildlife crossings in the U.S.

Deer car accidents by state

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates approximately one million deer-related car accidents every year. The costs are great—to human and animal lives as well as to insurers. ​Find out the Top 10 Deer Car Accidents by State (and see where your state ranks, too).