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Editorial illustration of elk using a wildlife overpass above Interstate 90 in Washington's Snoqualmie Pass.

Editorial illustration. This image does not depict the actual event.

Environment & Wildlife3 min read

Washington built crossings into a major interstate. Wildlife is actually using them.

By the end of 2023, cameras had recorded more than 25,000 safe wildlife crossings at completed I-90 Snoqualmie Pass structures—including thousands of elk, deer and coyotes.

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