The Animal Bridges of Alberta - Canmore & Banff National Park
The Animal Bridges in Alberta, Canada are an amazing accomplishment that has saved the lives of both wildlife and humans by giving the animals a safe passage over the busy highways.
The video is of the new Animal Bridge near Canmore, Alberta, and adds to Banff National Park having 44 wildlife crossing structures, 6 overpasses, and 38 underpasses.
Along with these valuable crossings, there are 82 km of highway fencing protecting wildlife from the highways. With all these crossings and highway fencing, Banff National Park has the most in the world in a single location.
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YES!! As a kid I remember calling them troll bridges...they seemed so magical! -
What a great way to protect our wildlife. And they look real cool too. -
EH Canada Marketing Group it is cool to watch the newest one being built and how once the planted trees get established, these bridges turn intoEH Canada Marketing Group it is cool to watch the newest one being built and how once the planted trees get established, these bridges turn into beautiful additions to the park. More ... -
I remember seeing a night time video of wildlife crossing over one of these bridges. They are quite beautiful and serve an important function. -
Diana Mohrsen It is amazing how over the years the Mamas have taught their young ones to use these bridges and studies have shown by hair samplesDiana Mohrsen It is amazing how over the years the Mamas have taught their young ones to use these bridges and studies have shown by hair samples collected that multiple generations of animals use these bridges. I love how many lives these bridges and underpasses have saved, More ...
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Cary Horning That's awesome to know that multiple generations are using these bridges.
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This is a great way to save wildlife. They should put some cameras on the bridge to capture some of the wildlife crossings. -
Kim Kenyon there are identifying-tracking and trail cameras as Parks Canada does studies to see who uses the bridges.
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Cary Horning That's so cool! I remember seeing a time-lapse video someone took of wildlife crossing a log over a fast-moving river taken over aCary Horning That's so cool! I remember seeing a time-lapse video someone took of wildlife crossing a log over a fast-moving river taken over a 24-hour period. It was very busy! During the day, deer, rabbits, squirrels, chipmunks, and black bear, of course all crossing at different times! Then when night fell, it was still in heavy use with raccoons, opossum, fox. Walking past the log one would never know it was an animal crossing superhighway. More ...
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Kim Kenyon l would love to sit and watch these bridges at night...if only we could be invisible for a while!
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Cary Horning I agree!
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