California highways are creating an extinction crisis. And mountain lions aren’t the only roadkill.

When it comes to saving wildlife habitat and improving ecological connectivity, diminutive California newts — and many other species — need our help just as much as the state’s top feline predators. We are witnessing an extinction crisis on a heartbreaking scale. California, which has the most imperiled biodiversity of the 48 contiguous states, is at the core of that crisis.

https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/amp/California-highways-are-creating-an-extinction-17018811.php

Posted on March 22, 2022 10:29 PM by biohexx1 biohexx1

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Posted by biohexx1 about 2 years ago

Excellent article by Tiffany Yap. Makes me want to cry for the thousands of animals killed on our roads.

Posted by truthseqr about 2 years ago

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