New Federal Grant for US Highway 64 Crossings Could Save Endangered Red Wolves and Other Wildlife
From Animal Welfare Institute:
Private conservation groups raised millions to boost North Carolina DOT application
- The Federal Highway Administration announces winners of this year’s Wildlife Crossings Pilot Program grant competition to help keep wildlife and motorists safe on roads
- Red wolves, one of the world’s most endangered species, to benefit from $25 million grant to NCDOT to build a set of wildlife underpasses on US 64 where the road crosses through Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge in northeastern North Carolina
- The same crossings will benefit black bears, bobcats, and a host of other species, with new study from Wildlands Network reporting over 2,400 animals killed by vehicles on US 64 since August
