Utah earned its spot as the first in the nation to install a wildlife crossing nearly 50 years ago. Utah leaders receive high marks supporting efforts to reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions throughout the West.
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah earned its spot as the first in the nation to install a wildlife crossing nearly 50 years ago.crossings or other wildlife infrastructureDespite this year's record snowpack in areas of Utah, Blair Stringham, migration coordinator for the Utah Division of Wildlife, said collisions have not kept pace with the snow that never seems to end.
However, regional troublesome areas will get a boost in wildlife infrastructure with a $20 million appropriation this year approved by Utah lawmakers and endorsed by Gov. Spencer Cox. It said that nearly 5,000 deer and 1,000 elk are killed in vehicle collisions in Utah each year. A 2019 study estimates that these and other wildlife-vehicle accidents cost Utah taxpayers nearly $138 million in human injuries and deaths and damage to vehicles, the organization said.
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