10 million animals die on our roads each year. Here’s what works (and what doesn’t) to cut the toll

  • Written by: Graeme Coulson, Honorary Principal Fellow, School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne
10 million animals die on our roads each year. Here’s what works (and what doesn’t) to cut the tollShutterstock

There’s almost no warning. A dark shape appears on the side of the road, then you feel a jolt as something goes under the car. Or worse, the shape rears up, hits the front of your vehicle, then slams into the windscreen. You have just experienced a wildlife-vehicle collision.

This gruesome scene plays out every night across...

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