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TRAFFIC safety & wildlife; NEW Mexico. Dept. of Game & Fish; LEGISLATIVE bills; WILDLIFE conservation; UNIVERSITY of New Mexico

The article discusses community and government initiatives to mitigate the increasing incidence of roadside wildlife-related crashes in New Mexico. Topics discussed include studies by the University of New Mexico and the U.S. Department of Game and Fish to identify vulnerable highway segments and efforts by Wild Friends to secure passage of a bill to prioritize wildlife collision mitigation measures. Also discussed is the improvement of the Tijeras Canyon Safe Passage Project by the government.