Prevent Florida Panther Traffic Collisions with Technology

Another Florida Panther has died as a result of being hit by a vehicle, making it 9 deaths 2013, six from collisions. Last year, 25 died,- most from vehicle strikes. The most recent was a 10 year old breeding female. Scientists estimate there may be as few as 100 Florida panthers left, making it one of the most critically endangered animals in the world.

In Colorado, the Department of Transportation has been testing a security technology on highways that has successfully decreased wildlife-vehicle collisions by 38 percent.

The technology, (formerly used for prison and airport security), activates electronic signs to warn drivers by detecting wildlife along highways by using a cable buried underground that transmits information to a sensor- and then to drivers, letting them know wilflife is nearby.

With collison stikes being the main cause of Florida Panter deaths, (nearly 1/4 of the population), we ask Florida to use the new technology that has been used in Colorado to save the Florida Panther from extinction.

SOURCE:http://www.govtech.com/transportation/Dirty-Jobs-in-Government-Roadkill-Prevention.html

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