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Around 3,500 animals a year use the wildlife pathways under highways and roads, as long as they're the path of least resistance. Fence improvements near the pass-through should reduce traffic collisions with game animals.

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Good fences make good wildlife neighbors
March 30, 2023 1 a.m.

Good fences make good wildlife neighbors

Joint project to improve safety and protect wildlife by repairing highway fencing

The Idaho Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Idaho Fish and Game and the Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative recently announced a joint project to improve traffic safety and protect wildlife by repairing existing highway fencing and extending it by about a mile near wildlife underpasses on U.S. 95 north of Bonners Ferry.