There’s an official end date for the construction of the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing in southern California: December 2, 2026. The Los Angeles Times recently shared footage that shows the progress on the world’s largest wildlife corridor. The bridge will allow animals like mountain lions to cross 10 lanes of the 101 Freeway safely, connecting two critical habitats—the freeway-locked Santa Monica Mountains and the Simi Hills.
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“[December 2 is] when the ribbon will be cut and mountain lions suffering from a lack of genetic diversity are expected to get their ticket out of the freeway-locked Santa Monica Mountains to seek mates elsewhere,” wrote the LA Times in its Instagram post sharing progress footage.
Beth Pratt, California regional executive director with the National Wildlife Federation, called the crossing “a visionary project that was the impossible dream.”
See progress on what will become the world’s largest wildlife crossing below (or watch the footage here).
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