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wildlifesafety

New Way to Protect Wildlife on Highway 3

March 7, 2018February 10, 2016 21 Comments

UPDATE March 7, 2017 When we pilot a new project like this, we do so with the intent to test, learn and with understanding that there may be some bumps along the way. Those “bumps”

Categories BC Travellers, Wildlife

Behind the Scenes: Monster Trucking for Wildlife Safety

November 16, 2022July 15, 2015 1 Comment

Most jobs discourage playing with toys. But when it comes to maintaining the many amphibian crossings on Vancouver Island, only a mini monster truck will do. The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure modified a remote

Categories Environment, Wildlife

What the Heck are Ungulate Guards and Why Do We Use Them?

October 6, 2022May 6, 2015 5 Comments

Keeping motorists and wildlife separated on BC highways is a big job, but the safety of the travelling public is our first priority. That’s why we are excited about the recent installation of two ungulate

Categories Wildlife
Highway 5

How Well Do You Know the Coquihalla?

August 26, 2022March 16, 2015 53 Comments

The Coquihalla is one of the most popular highway mountain passes in BC. You’ve probably driven it a few times, whether as a commuter or a BC traveller, or TONS of times as a commercial driver. But how well do you know this stretch of highway?

Categories BC Road Trips, BC Travellers, Shift into Winter

4 Paths to Protecting Painted Turtles in the Creston Valley

June 10, 2022October 8, 2014 2 Comments

Turns out the saying about “location, location, location” holds true for turtles as well as humans. Gravel and sand with a sunny southern exposure… If you were selling real estate to Western Painted Turtles ready to lay

Categories Environment, Wildlife
Wildlife Accident Tracking

Wildlife Accident Tracking Points to Collision Prevention

December 23, 2024June 12, 2013 6 Comments

Roadkill is never pretty – but tracking the grisly results of wildlife-vehicle collisions is the basis of reducing such future accidents. This is the rationale behind the Wildlife Accident Reporting System, (WARS) which has been

Categories Wildlife
wildlife underpass

A Day in the Life of a Highway Underpass Wildlife Camera

December 18, 2020March 6, 2013 7 Comments

A wide range of characters travel BC highways. There’s the early morning commuter, mug of hot coffee at the ready. Then there’s the commercial truck driver, riding high with an elevated view of the road.

Categories Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), Wildlife

Mooo-ving Cattle Drives Along BC Highways

April 4, 2023October 18, 2012 Leave a comment

Our cattle drive procedures take into account the safety of all hoofed and wheeled highway users, and were developed in consultation with the British Columbia Cattlemen’s Association, the RCMP and the BC ministries responsible for agriculture and forests.

Categories BC Travellers, Environment, Wildlife
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