Save a turtle and you may save yourself
By kingsnake.com · July 2, 2014 5:56 am
How do you save turtles and protect motorists' lives? Build a tunnel.
From KARE 11:
It's a specialized culvert built in Germany, which has small holes at roadway level to allow sunlight to get into the tunnel. The location was picked after the MN Herpetological Society documented a large number of turtle crossings which were deemed hazardous to both turtles and motorists, who were stopping on the two-lane highway to avoid hitting them. The $50,000 price is paid for with a $10,000 grant from the University of Minnesota, a $37,000 grant from the DNR's Legacy funding, and $3,000 from the Herpetological Society.Read more... Photo: KARE
