The bridge. Nice work,
Canada!
WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT? If You Build It, THEY Will Come...
This is the actual turn-off from Banff, Alberta, Canada to the #1 highway to Calgary.
Great picture isn't it? They had to build the animals their own crossing (especially the elk) because that was where the natural crossing was and after the highway was built there were far too many accidents.
It didn't take the animals long to learn that this was their very own bridge!
And then you have some people saying 'Animals aren't intelligent.'
Really....?
WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT? If You Build It, THEY Will Come...
This is the actual turn-off from Banff, Alberta, Canada to the #1 highway to Calgary.
Great picture isn't it? They had to build the animals their own crossing (especially the elk) because that was where the natural crossing was and after the highway was built there were far too many accidents.
It didn't take the animals long to learn that this was their very own bridge!
And then you have some people saying 'Animals aren't intelligent.'
Really....?
Parks Canada has also installed motion activated cameras on these bridges (notice it's plural, there are several of them) and captured images of not only elk, but bears, coyotes, cougars, deer, etc. thus reducing the fatalities of many. Now if they could only figure out how to keep them off the railway tracks they'd be really doing something, but I've read that they're working with CP Rail to come up with a solution.
I'll be darned. And yes, many animals are very intelligent. Just ask any horse owner (as you well know).
ReplyDeleteI'm guessing this area is closed to hunting, for all the obvious reasons.
Yes it is Dave, and I think the animals pretty much know it. Banff National Park is looking a getting a herd of bison (and NOT for a fenced pasture), now that would be cool.
ReplyDeleteThat is very cool! The town of Red River, NM, built several little bridges across the river in town for hikers and fishermen. The deer use the bridges as if they were meant for them. That is not a problem, but the deer now end up right in town more often. No one minds.
ReplyDeleteMaybe they could build one of those bridges across the Rio Grande so my neighbors wouldn't have to crawl through those damn tunnels.
ReplyDeleteThe people of Cranbrook didn't mind their deer at first Lou, but the deer have become so acclimatized that they have become a very real menace to not only the dogs in town, but the people as well.
ReplyDeleteGood thing I didn't have a mouthful of tea just now Dad, I'd have spewed all over my screen!
Life is full of surprises isn't it.
ReplyDeleteHey! I've seen this somewhere before! ;-)
ReplyDeleteArturo: BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
ReplyDeleteWhen you sent me that e-mail it put me in mind of the cattle bridge on the back of our place when I was a kid. We had a ditch on the back of the place, and sometime in the way way back the plantation owner had built a cattle bridge over it.
It was funny. Even in times of the year when the ditch dried up the cows would move from one pasture on it. Deer, too.
Amazing!
ReplyDeleteThat is about as cool as anything I've ever seen. I love your country.
ReplyDeletecool! Is that new? I dont recall seeing that the last time I was up Banff way
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