Trooper Doug Samuelson captured some great footage and provided helpful tips on how to avoid possible collisions with these majestic creatures. In the caption posted on the Montana Highway Patrol’s Facebook page, they poked fun at the fact that this herd of elk were unfortunately not polite enough to cross at a designated wildlife crossing sign.
Much work has been done over the past number of years to reduce the number of collisions between wildlife and automobiles. The Montana Department of Transportation completed a wildlife monitoring evaluation in 2007, which included the installation and monitoring of a number of motion-sensing animal detection cameras and animal tracking beds to monitor the effectiveness and the amount of use selected wildlife crossing structures around the state.
To view the post from the Montana Highway Patrol’s Facebook page, view it here: https://www.facebook.com/montanahighwaypatrol/videos/936226876468151/
