#adaptation

[theftshrubbery]

Fist my bump ✨

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[just-your-average-shiz-student]

Ease On Down the Road!

[lonelyzarquon]

Meryl Streep as Susan Orlean Adaptation. (2002) dir. Spike Jonze

[hope-for-the-planet]

Colorado's High Number of Wildlife Crossings Save Money, Help Wildlife, and Prevent Car Accidents

From this article in the New York Times:

Wildlife crossings are growing in popularity across the country, and in recent years, Colorado has emerged as a leader. Since 2015, it has built 28 new large game crossing structures, according to the state Transportation Department. The state is rich in wildlife, and many of its species travel from higher elevations in the summer to lower ones in the winter, oftentimes crossing highways at great peril. In 2022, the General Assembly passed a law creating a cash fund for the department to use for animal crossings. Colorado has also evaluated its highways to create a priority list for future projects. Wildlife crossings, when combined with long stretches of fencing to funnel animals to the right location, have been found to reduce vehicle collisions with large animals by more than 80 percent. They are expensive, but research has shown they can save money when installed on stretches of highway with at least an average of three collisions between motorists and deer per mile per year. For collisions with elk and moose, which are bigger and therefore cause more damage to vehicles and people, that threshold goes down to less than one collision per mile per year.

I also think it's worth mentioning that wildlife crossings as a whole are becoming more common and more popular across the entire US--even garnering increasingly rare bipartisan support.

How Do Animals Safely Cross a Highway? Take a Look. (Published 2021)

There are few things Americans can agree on these days. Wildlife crossings, it seems, are one of them.

This article is a bit old (from 2021) but there are some really fantastic examples of wildlife crossings that have been even more successful than expected, as well as some heartwarming videos of crossing wildlife.

Crossings like this reduce habitat fragmentation and makes it easier for wildlife to adapt to climate change and natural disasters like wildfires.

[danzigmcfly]

[pratchettquotes]

"This will become, in time, the ax of someone's grandfather," said the king, lifting it out. "And no doubt over the years it will need a new handle or a new blade and over the centuries the shape will change in line with fashion, but it will always be, in every detail and respect, the ax I give you today. And because it'll change with the times, it'll always be sharp. There's a grain of Truth in that, see. So nice to have met you. Do enjoy your journey home, Your Excellency."

Terry Pratchett, The Fifth Elephant

[mrspenmark]

HAMNET (2025) | dir. Chloé Zhao