News Release Date: April 10, 2018 Contact:Kate Kuykendall (NPS), 805-370-2343 Contact:Heather Gately (The Nature Conservancy), 773-474-4500 Contact:Kat Kerlin (UC Davis), 530-752-7704 THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. -- A new report offers recommendations on the location and type of wildlife crossing structures proposed for two of the busiest freeways in the world. Interstate 15 in western Riverside County and U.S. 101 in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties both bisect large areas of natural habitat and serve as major barriers to wildlife movement and gene flow, especially for mountain lions. The report summarizes the input from some of the world's foremost experts on wildlife connectivity and crossing...
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