Every single day, over one million wild animals are hit on United States roads.
They are not invading our spaces, and they are not acting aggressively without reason. The truth is simple: human infrastructure and industrial sprawl are bulldozing native habitats and slicing directly through historic migration tracks. Displaced, starving, and cut off from natural water sources, these animals are forced onto the asphalt purely out of a desperate need to survive. When encounters happen, these animals are cornered and acting defensively.
Currently, major corridors like Highway 60 slice right through the vital connections between the Tallgrass Prairie ecosystems and Osage Hills State Park. This creates a severe barrier that traps mammalian packs and native reptiles, leading to devastating vehicle collisions and fear-based animal killings.
We demand a solution. This petition supports PROJECT SAFE PASSAGE; an independent, data-driven research initiative constructing a comprehensive structural blueprint for native wildlife overpasses, green bridges, and funnel fencing arrays across Oklahoma's highest-risk highway conflict zones.
By signing this petition, you are showing the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) and state leaders that the public demands modern eco-bridges. Constructing these safe passages is a win-win: it restores fractured ecosystems, prevents habitat-loss displacement, and directly protects human drivers from high-impact collisions.
Stop the bulldozers from leaving our wildlife with nowhere to turn. Sign to demand safe passage for Oklahoma's wildlife today.