A second coyote spotted on the wildlife crossing over the 101 Freeway. 'Word gets out in the animal world'
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Set us as preferred The word might be out among Agoura Hills’ coyotes.On Thursday, a coyote was spotted on top of the world’s largest wildlife crossing, nearing completion over the 101 Freeway — the first large mammal documented on the structure itself, the National Park Service announced.The milestone comes just eight days after a coyote became the first large mammal spotted venturing up a slope leading to the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing, which is slated to open Dec.2.
Both instances were recorded on recently installed remote cameras.For Beth Pratt of the Wildlife Crossing Fund, the sighting inspired “awe and the feeling of rightness.” Climate & Environment A coyote became the first large mammal documented exploring the massive Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing over the 101 Freeway, which doesn’t officially open until next month.Some see it as an early, hopeful sign that the structure is working.Research has shown that wildlife in the Santa Monica Mountains are hemmed in by freeways and development.
Mountain lions in particular are suffering from the effects of inbreeding.The structure is intended to provide safe passage — and a lifeline.“I wouldn’t have said this even a couple weeks ago, but I now think there’s a chance we’ll have a mountain lion use it before ribbon cutting,” said Pratt, who is the public face of the project.
“Word gets out in the animal world, so who knows what’s going to happen?”Initially, Pratt bet a deer would be first to venture over the crossing.But she called coyotes “bold explorers” and “extroverts,” noting it was perhaps not surprising they’d be the pioneers.
Scientists believe the two sightings were of different coyotes, though they aren’t certain.When the first coyote was photographed on the southern end of the crossing last week, a steep ...