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Wildlife overpasses planned at Snoqualmie Pass
Seattle Times ^
| 3-25-12
Posted on 03/25/2012 5:21:33 PM PDT by SJackson
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posted on
03/25/2012 5:21:40 PM PDT
by
SJackson
To: SJackson
Simply make a law requiring all Elk, Deer and Bear to cross on the Northernmost bridge and all other varmints to cross at the Southernmost bridge. Cats can cross at either location. What’s the big deal? Utopia is just a couple of laws away.
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posted on
03/25/2012 5:33:49 PM PDT
by
gorush
(History repeats itself because human nature is static)
To: SJackson
How absurd. The state is broke.
If they are going to charge drivers tolls for every new bride WA builds, I think the animals need to cough up something for these.
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posted on
03/25/2012 5:35:02 PM PDT
by
NavyCanDo
To: SJackson
actually a good idea. hitting a bear or elk at 60mph is no fun, and fatal on a bike.
To: Iowa Granny; Ladysmith; Diana in Wisconsin; JLO; sergeantdave; damncat; phantomworker; joesnuffy; ..
If youd like to be on or off this Outdoors/Rural/wildlife/hunting/hiking/backpacking/National Parks/animals list please FR mail me. And ping me is you see articles of interest.
Cheaper than light rail from LA to SF I'm sure. Maybe it's shovel ready.
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posted on
03/25/2012 5:38:29 PM PDT
by
SJackson
(I used to eat a lot of natural foods until I learned that most people die of natural causes)
To: SJackson
There are already overpasses over I-90. If the animals want to use them, be my guest. Do they think they are going to use them in higher numbers if they are landscape?
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posted on
03/25/2012 5:40:03 PM PDT
by
NavyCanDo
To: NavyCanDo; Just Lori; Libertina; Lexinom; horatio; freebird5850; Horatio Gates; Ramius; ...
WA Ping
"How absurd. The state is broke." In the eyes of a democrat run legislature, there is no such thing as broke as long as there are productive citizens to take money from.
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posted on
03/25/2012 6:00:53 PM PDT
by
Baynative
(Please check this out - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFIcZkEzc8I)
To: SJackson
I wonder if the overpasses will be designed to accommodate OWS wildlife?
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posted on
03/25/2012 6:29:45 PM PDT
by
RetiredTexasVet
(There's a pill for just about everything ... except stupid!)
To: gorush
Just goes to prove that you can’t improve on stupid ... the government has perfected it!
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posted on
03/25/2012 6:31:29 PM PDT
by
RetiredTexasVet
(There's a pill for just about everything ... except stupid!)
To: SJackson
“Gene diversity” amongst deer, elk, puma, and bear living on either side of that road?
Well, gag me with a cliche!
The concept is pure agency pseudo-scientific bafflegab, a poor substitute for pure science.
De-fund ‘em!
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posted on
03/25/2012 6:36:55 PM PDT
by
GladesGuru
(In a society predicated upon freedom, it is necessary to examine principles."...the public interest)
To: Baynative
It’s the stupidest thing in the world because half that road is built on concrete pillars anyways!
Ain’t exactly like Kansas up there...
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posted on
03/25/2012 6:41:34 PM PDT
by
djf
(http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2801220/posts)
To: SJackson
How could this possibly work? The predators will simply hang out near the overpass, waiting for their prey to cross over, and then pounce. Easy pickin’s! On a two dimensional plane, there are countless ways to escape. But a bridge is essentially one dimensional, so it’s like cows in a chute, being loaded onto a cattle truck. Nowhere to run.
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posted on
03/25/2012 7:03:30 PM PDT
by
giotto
To: SJackson
Do they really think that animals are going to travel out of their way to go across a bridge?
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posted on
03/25/2012 8:36:37 PM PDT
by
Bellflower
(The LORD is Holy, separated from all sin, perfect, righteous, high and lifted up.)
To: djf
Now I lives in Kansas and I resemble that remark! You know, they have a sign up just 1/2 mile from my place, says deer crossing, but the dern deer can’t seem to read or something as they keep crossing at my place and get hit right and left. I don’t think it would help much iffing ( I think the spelling is right, you double the consonant and add the ing) they built a bridge across the highway at that there sign. But, I’m just an ignorant hayseed. Maybe if the sign were more graphic, like a splatted deer, the silly things would learn where to cross the highway.
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posted on
03/25/2012 8:43:45 PM PDT
by
cotton
To: cotton
Sorry! Wasn’t picking on Kansoids!
Or are they Kansians?
At least you guys are smart enough to not waste good money on stupid bridges!
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posted on
03/25/2012 9:34:32 PM PDT
by
djf
(http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2801220/posts)
To: SJackson
“The crossings are intended.....to maintain gene diversity of species that might otherwise stay on one side of the highway.”
Now the Democratic Party is trying to facilitate sexual promiscuity among animals, too!
This gives a whole new meaning to the riddle, “Why did the cougar cross the road?”
To: gorush; SJackson
WIth all the people out of work, why can they get thye unemployed to carry them across the road?
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posted on
03/25/2012 11:35:39 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
(On Andrew Breitbart: In his honor, I'll fight harder...He'll be back and he'll be millions.)
To: SJackson
Blame the Canucks.
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posted on
03/25/2012 11:41:13 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
(On Andrew Breitbart: In his honor, I'll fight harder...He'll be back and he'll be millions.)
To: djf
I don't care what they do so long as they keep producing great, great wine!
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posted on
03/26/2012 3:56:39 AM PDT
by
Daffynition
(On Andrew Breitbart: In his honor, I'll fight harder...He'll be back and he'll be millions.)
To: Daffynition
Sometimes, good wine is cheap.
All the time, cheap wine is good!
;-)
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posted on
03/26/2012 4:18:01 AM PDT
by
djf
(http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2801220/posts)
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