05/27/2026
The Wildlife Collision Prevention Act is now law in Colorado.
The Act creates a dedicated fund to help build wildlife crossings and protect the habitat around them, making roads safer for people while helping wildlife move safely across the landscape. Wildlife crossings work: on State Highway 9 near Kremmling, they reduced crashes with wildlife by 92%.
That is exactly the kind of solution Rocky Mountain Wild helps advance through our Connected Corridors Project. Using science, mapping, and community partnerships, we work to identify where wildlife movement is most at risk and where safe passage can make the biggest difference. At East Vail Pass, that work is already underway through our collaboration with Summit County Safe Passages, CDOT, and other partners to support proposed wildlife crossings along I-70, reconnecting habitat for species moving through Colorado’s central mountains, including threatened Canada lynx.
Safer roads. Connected habitat. A better future for people and wildlife.
