Speak Out for Safe Wildlife Crossings

A desert tortoise crosses the road with cars in the other lane.

Wildlife crossings connect fragmented habitat for imperiled wildlife and can reduce dangerous wildlife-vehicle collisions by 90%. In 2021, Congress established the first national wildlife crossings program, dedicating $350 million to building wildlife crossings for species from tortoises and birds to elk, pronghorn, and mountain lions. The program has been extremely popular, with demand far exceeding available funding.

The Wildlife Crossings Pilot Program is up for renewal in Congress. Tell your senators and representatives to expand and reauthorize the program for the safety of wildlife and people.

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I am writing to urge you to please vote YES to reauthorize the Wildlife Crossings Pilot Program.

Each year, there are one to two million wildlife-vehicle collisions that cost $8 billion in damages and cause about 26 thousand injuries annually. But wildlife crossings can reduce these collisions by 90%.

Habitat fragmentation is one of the primary drivers of the ongoing extinction crisis. Wildlife overpasses and underpasses  are crucial tools for wildlife conservation and recovery, by improving ecosystem resilience and strengthening biodiversity.

In 2021 Congress established the Wildlife Crossings Pilot Program in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. It committed $350 million to building wildlife crossings, and this program has been extremely popular, with demand far exceeding available funding. From tortoises in Nevada to mountain lions in New Mexico and pronghorn in Wyoming, wildlife crossings are protecting iconic species across the country and making roads safer for drivers.

Now that the next transportation bill is before Congress, it is time to reauthorize and improve the wildlife connectivity provisions from the last bill. I am calling on you to vote to permanently continue the Wildlife Crossings Program and expand its funding to save the lives of wildlife and people on roads across the country.

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