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TIL that many countries have built wildlife crossings; structures that allow animals to cross man made barriers. In the US they have been used to protect Mountain Goats in Montana, Spotted Salamanders in Massachusetts, Bighorn Sheep in Colorado, Desert Tortoises, and endangered Florida Panthers

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