Here we come up, another accident occurred on the streets of Trentino and, once again, involved a specimen of bear. The wild animal was overwhelmed by a vehicle while suddenly crossed the roadway. His condition is worrying.
The news is the autonomous province of Trento, who in a press release informed the citizenship of the incident and the actions implemented. The collision occurred late in the evening of Saturday 23 August along the SS 239 in the municipality of Spiazzo. On the spot the Forestry Corps of Trentino and Fire Brigade.
The bear, a 4 -year -old female, suffered serious injuries following the impact and was urgently transferred to the Casteller’s wildlife center, where it is currently under observation. The different traumas reported by the plantigrado prevented a release in nature.
What will be of her in the future is not known. We don’t even know if it will survive in the state in which it is located. The bear, immediately after the collision, took refuge in a corn field and from there he has no longer moved except under the effect of narcotics.
Too many wild invested and dangers for those who are driving
The accident is the last one is news. Not even two months ago a bear puppy went to the same tragic fate always in Trentino. There was nothing to do for him. But the list of the invested footbeds, unfortunately, is long.
In 2012, it was up to the M12 and M14 bears. In 2021 F9 was overwhelmed, in 2022 F71. And these are only the bears of which you have news. For all other animals, we talk about thousands of specimens, we only have estimates.
The story that sadly sees this bear has aroused new controversies by reporting a heated discussion in the foreground on the urgency of preparing fauna corridors. The debate is not only supported by animal protection associations as well as by those who ask for greater safety for public safety.
Despite protests, they continue to be varied bears in Trentino lose their lives on the asphalt. Only in 2024, according to what is learned from the large carnivorous report, 9 bears died in the region. Investments are also among the causes.
To expose them to this fatal danger the attempt to move on a territory that in some areas is strongly anthropized. But these areas are not populated only by us human beings. They are also the home of wildlife and, as the defenders of animal rights claim, too little is done to protect it.
More urgent fauna corridors than ever
Emblematic example are the faunal crossings, barriers and corridors that ensure the movement of wild animals without this having consequences on vehicular traffic. But these crossings are missing in Trentino.
Several experts support the feasibility of the realization, pushing that this measure is inserted in the provincial faunal plans. The Tridentine mountaineer company also supports the creation of faunal and overpassed corridors to reduce collisions, protect motorists and animals and, last but not least, connect the populations of wild, such as the bear, in the Alpine arch.
Faunistic corridors are an unprocessed investment to safeguard the ecosystem, encourage safe crossings for local fauna and significantly decrease accidents. Statistics promise high success rates.
There are many models of underpass, bridges, corridors designed all over the world and are really making the difference in saving thousands of animals and preventing potentially fatal collisions for people. The Montana almost zeroed the number of accidents along the US Route 93, India has prepared 4 suspended bridges so that the golden languages could reach the other side of the highway without risks.
One of the latest projects will affect southern Florida and its most at risk species. To contribute to the creation of the fauna corridor the indigenous tribe of the Miccosukee. The Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing should also see the light soon, the largest ecological bridge in the world in Los Angeles with which we aim to reduce the accidents that involve vehicles and wildlife by 90%.
But also Switzerland, not moving too far from home, has its fauna corridors. There are 304 infrastructures of supervise importance, however much a good part goes laughed and is the intention of the Swiss Confederation to do so. In Trentino, however, the realization of the fauna passages still remains a proposal.
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