From Animal Defenders of Westchester (ADOW)

We advocate on all animal protection and exploitation issues, including experimentation, factory farming, rodeos, breeders and traveling animal acts.

Wildlife Crossings Save Human and Animal Lives

https://www.nydailynews.com/2026/05/29/readers-sound-off-on-birthright-citizenship-an-ai-encyclical-and-gated-parks/

Tuckahoe, N.Y.: Media pundits have used California’s failed wildlife crossing bridge effort to mock all such bridges as millions spent on the bet that some wildlife may figure out how to use a 165-foot-wide bridge to cross more than 2.7 million feet of Los Angeles freeway. These crossings — contrary to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s debacle — are extremely effective at reducing wildlife/car collisions by up to 97%, and all have cost far less than Newsom’s bloated cost. According to the Pew Research Center and numerous other studies, one crossing can prevent roughly 1,400 accidents over a 70-year lifespan, saving billions of dollars in potential damages. Recording equipment at the sites for several years show a parade of thousands of animals, such as elk, moose, bears and even frogs. After 25 years and billions in subsidies, not a single California high-speed train is functioning, but we don’t condemn all railroads.

Kiley Blackman

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