It"s not just chickens that cross the road. Wild creatures from frogs to elk roll the dice with death when they need to traverse the thousands of highways humans have threaded through wildlife habitat. Sadly, the dice don"t fall favorably for millions of animals each year, and collisions with vehicles often cause fatalities for both them and the drivers who hit them.
Wildlife crossing, Wierden, Netherlands
Today in History
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Welcome to the Year of the Pig
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Midwinter freeze
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Noctilucent clouds
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