Our Highways Tool On Wildlife Analysis

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Even though there is too many wolves , we should protect wildlife and wolves because it's too easy for animals to get hit. In the article” Our Highways’ Toll On Wildlife” there was a study that congressional found that one in 20 reported motor vehicle collisions are animal-related. There was also a result of incidents that were around about 26,000 injuries and 200 human deaths in 2008. The most common type of animal-related incident was collisions with deer,which cost more than $8.3 billion per year. Those 8.3 billion dollars included carcass disposal, vehicle repair, towing,law enforcement time and medical

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