Sciurus carolinensis
Like a carefully planted peanut in the field, an idea is born.
Squirrels don't actually want to be in the road. But as we build more houses, more streets, more roads, cut down more forest, where are the squirrels supposed to go? Naturally arboreal, squirrels feel safest above the ground. The trees are the most preferred habitat and in the dense forests one can see squirrels moving with ease by simply jumping from one tree to another. In the more open urban environments, animals learn to utilize human build structures. Inside the neighborhoods the lines of fences quickly become real wildlife highways, not just squirrels, but even raccoons and opossums move around utilizing the fences all the time.
The idea of a squirrel bridge is not new. The city of Longview, Washington is the site of the most famous squirrel bridge "The Nutty Narrows" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nutty_Narrows_Bridge) plus 8 other bridges (https://lvsquirrelfest.com). Several other squirrel bridges exist in Europe too (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squirrel_bridge).
And I think it is a wonderful idea. Imagine the world where every tree on every street is connected by bridges, where millions of bridges cross the sky, the habitats are safe and connected. How wonderful would that be?
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douglas b. squirrel memorial bridge
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