Re:We should build for wildlife as well as people
by frosted-flakes on Thursday July 29, 2021 @01:23AM
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Driving along the freeways through northern Ontario (400) and northern British Columbia (1 through Banff), I was amazed to see how many wildlife bridges there actually are. The ones in BC are plainly visible because they go over the road, but the ones in Ontario mostly go under the road in the form of large tunnels with fence funnels on either end, and most people would probably never notice them if they weren't paying attention.
I even saw a few under the highway in the prairies in Saskatchewan and Manitoba. I think those were mostly for moving livestock across the highway though.
Re:We should build for wildlife as well as people
by pvaldes on Friday July 30, 2021 @01:49PM
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--This-- is the point.
Animals need corridors to move between populations
Green roofs would improve the temperature of our homes making to spend less in energy. We should build more, just by our own interest. They are nicer to see than just a roof also.
The article is mainly about green roofs, but wildlife bridges would perhaps be an even more important example of "building for wildlife".
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/wildlife-...