Main Roads building WA's first animal bridge
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watoday.com.auPosted Jul 26, 2018, 5:44 AM UTC
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watoday.com.auThere’s already sheep subways on the South West Hwy if I’m not mistaken.
A link won’t work but MRWA have info on stock crossings/underpasses.
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The Busselton Bypass has a tunnel for Kangaroos to cross from one paddock to next... it doesn't work.
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I've read elsewhere that they aren't actually effective because they end up creating a funnel of prey for predators.
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I've read elsewhere that they aren't actually effective because they end up creating a funnel of prey for predators.
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There’s already sheep subways on the South West Hwy if I’m not mistaken.
Can anyone lend me a pair of wellies and some velcro gloves? Asking for a friend...
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Username checks out
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This has been mitigated to some extent by providing enough places to shelter rather than a barren pass. They have been 86-99% effective in preventing animal vs vehicle collisions in North America and also prevent genetic isolation.
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I was going to ask who'd be the first scuzzy teenager sitting at the end with a bb gun. But, yeah, predators too.
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I'm more worried about the
rats, mice, cats, dogs, rabbits and foxes
Why are they allowed to use the bridge? It should be for the benefit of native species only.
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Now I'm imagining a roo stationed at the bridge as a bouncer.
"Nah sorry mate, locals only"
"This is bullshit man, fuckin racists!"
"I don't make the rules pal"
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Let's build a wall.
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Must be a no-fly zone?
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Big Block of Cheese Day come to life, just not for wolves.
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seems a very expensive solution to what other states have achieved with a pole and rope.
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Quendas can't climb. I imagine there's other animals that can't too.
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Like bats.
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A steel bridge? a pipe? a steel bridge that has a 3ft walkway?
The rope method could still be implemented and be flush with the surrounding edges
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I think I've seen these between Busselton and Dunsborough?
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Yeah they have a bunch down that way. Some people in UWA did genetic research showing it links the breeding populations there, too!
Secret insider knowledge: I read some of the reports and they named a lot of the possums after Dr Who characters.
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For NorthLink they got way more done within the $$$ allocated by state/federal governments than they had originally forecast - this area originally had no fancy animal bridge and was planned as single carriageway with roundabouts only - instead they fit dual carriageways with full grade separation into the same budget due to the weak state economy.
As a result I'm sure they've crammed as many optional extras as possible into the spec (also the bridge is positioned close to a road reserve - so if they need to recycle it for a road in the future they probably could do so)
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Hope it doesn't become an attraction for suicidal bridge-jumping quendas.
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How can they have their own roads if they aren't paying rego?!