Drivers should be extra cautious during the spring, when high numbers of wildlife-vehicle collisions occur.
“Our maintenance personnel are being called upon more and more over the past couple of weeks to the sites of wildlife-vehicle collisions,” said Greg Stacy, CDOT maintenance superintendent. “Of course, these crashes happen year-round, but we definitely see an increase in the fall and now, during the spring.”
Wildlife can cross roads without warning at any time of day or night, though the majority of animal-vehicle collisions occur during dusk and dawn, when more wildlife activity exists and visibility is limited.
For more information, visit www.codot.gov/programs/environmental/wildlife.