#Repost @goodgoodgoodco ββ Good news for wildlife in California! The largest wildlife crossing bridge is being built over a 10-lane highway in California. The overpass will create a safe corridor for animals living in the Santa Monica mountains to cross over a busy, 10-lane stretch of highway.ββββββββ ββββββββ As The Guardian reports, the overpass is nearly a decade in the making, and once completed, will be 210 feet long and 165 feet wide. It will be surrounded by an acre of native plants, as well as sound walls covered with vegetation to help shield nocturnal animals from noise and light from the highway below.ββββββββ ββββββββ This is really good news, because not only do wildlife deserve safe, relatively unrestricted access to their natural habitat β but this region in particular is a critical habitat for "specially protected" mountain lions. At least 25 of them have been killed on Los Angeles freeways since 2002, the most recent on March 23. The crossing is also important for biodiversity. ββββββββ ββββββββ βThe freeway is a formidable and virtually impenetrable barrier for many wildlife species including mountain lions, bobcats, gray foxes, coyotes, and mule deer that inhabit and travel between these two mountain ranges,β the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy said in a press release. βFor mountain lions in particular, the consequences of this restriction results in increased inbreeding and territorial fighting, and very low genetic diversity, within the Santa Monica Mountains.βββββββββ ββββββββ Construction is set to begin on #EarthDay2022, April 22 and is expected to be completed by 2025.ββββββββ ββββββββ #CelebrateGoodNews #ProtectWildlife #ProtectAnimals #animalwelfare #animalcrossing #wildlifeconservation #biodiversity (at California) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ccda3dbOEUh/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
