New Infrastructure Package Could Help Reduce Damage To Wildlife

Six-lane highways can be deadly for animals, and federal investments could prevent some of this harm.

From the air, the wildlife passage spanning Washington’s Interstate 90 looks like a bridge to nowhere. But conservation biologist Mitch Friedman says for animals, it’s a lifeline. 

"For our most sensitive wildlife like grizzly bears, but even fairly abundant ones like elk, roads are death," Friedman said.

Friedman is the executive director of Conservation Northwest, a key environmental partner for the project.