Watch Out for that Deer

USU researchers are working with UDOT to lower the amount of deer-related accidents in Utah. Noticeable signs and slower driving are short-term fixes, but creating alternate ways for deer to cross highways is a better solution. Solutions include deer-proof fences that funnel animals to underpasses and escape ramps that allow deer to get back off the road.

From “Deer Most Likely to be Hit on U.S. 89 in Utah,” by Bryce Petersen Jr., Ogden Standard Examiner, Nov. 10, 2006. For more information, contact John Bissonette, a research ecologist with the U.S. Geological Survey and a professor in USU’s Department of Forest, Range and Wildlife Sciences, 435-797-2511.