Mule deer already using incomplete $20m wildlife bridge in California

[Smadar Spector]

Mule deer already using incomplete $20m wildlife bridge in California

Within the last few days, a camera trap caught images of three mule deer using structure for the first time

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/04/california-wildlife-bridge-mule-deer

A trio of mule deer have already scuttled across a not-quite-finished $20m wildlife bridge in Siskiyou county, marking a triumph for the California department of transportation (Caltrans).

The bridge with its accompanying fencing over Route 97 in Siskiyou county is the first wildlife crossing constructed over a major highway in California. The project promises to both improve driver safety and reduce mortality for migrating mule deer, elk and other animal species.

“This is our first over-crossing laboratory in California,” said Fraser Shilling, the director of the Road Ecology Center at the University of California, Davis. “It gives us a structure to learn how to make them better.”

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