By Larry Halverson/Friends of Kootenay

“The bighorn sheep population near the village of Radium Hot Springs, have a high rate of highway mortality. In recent years, there has been a substantial increase in the number of bighorn highway mortalities on Highway 93/95, just outside the park’s boundary. Annual highway mortality is now estimated at greater than 10% of the population.” – from Kootenay National Park Highway Wildlife Mortalities. The invisible highway toll: road kill.
Above photo: November 2, Radium Hot Springs – by Larry Halverson

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