The Virginia General Assembly just introduced House Bill 2025 ( HB2025 ), which aims to improve road safety for both wildlife and motorists across the Commonwealth.
“This legislation is essential to ensure our state agencies have the resources needed to address wildlife-vehicle conflicts and integrate wildlife passage into infrastructure projects. Without it, we risk wasting taxpayer dollars on roads and bridges that ignore connectivity needs, perpetuating harm to ecosystems, communities, and Virginia’s economy.” Jess Roberts, PhD, Director of Habitat Connectivity, Wild Virginia
Recent data from State Farm ranks Virginia as the ninth highest state for the risk of animal-vehicle collisions in the Nation, with drivers facing a 1 in 73 chance of such incidents…