Scotland Building a 300ft Bridge for Squirrels to Cross Traffic

Poor squirrels. There’s just one example of animals that we’ve displaced with all of our strip malls and highways, but a highly visible one. No wonder they raid our birdfeeders and gardens – we’ve made it a lot harder for them to go about life as they’re meant to. That’s why we’re glad to hear about Scotland’s new squirrel bridge. That’s right: it’s a bridge just for squirrels.

From Scotland on Sunday:

The aim of the Kingcausie Wildlife Overbridge, as it is known, is to give safe passage to the area’s colony of red squirrels and other wildlife as they cross between their newly- divided territory. The animals will be expected to scamper above the heads of motorists as they travel along the bypass in a road cutting below.

The structure – the longest of its type in Scotland – will be similar to a pedestrian footbridge, but ‘planted’ with shrubs to create a natural-looking corridor. Engineering experts said it could cost as much as £100,000.

However, the owner of the Kingcausie Estate says he wants to preserve the red squirrel habitat as it is and the bypass should be re-routed away from the wood.

Scotland officials are determined to save the red squirrel, and are doing what they can to ensure that foraging habitats of the little creature are left intact. They’ll be watching to see how the squirrels adjust to using the bridge.

Look at the picture of this thing. Cuuuuuute!

Link [Scotland on Sunday]
Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons

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