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Hi Lisa & All, July 31, 2008
I dare say you are already moving in this direction, but a small
animal underpass, suitably located (e.g. where you were escorting
toadlets in this instance) would be less labour-intensive and
consequently more practicable in the long run.
Why Conservation organizations have not lobbied for and made public
noises about small animal crossings beats me. Perhaps I have not been
paying attention but I have noticed that some have been installed in the
UK. Even modest highways with light traffic can be effective barriers to
movement of Reptiles and Amphibians, either by preventing access to the
roadway or by killing some that do make it.
Based on road kills observed while walking, I think snakes must sun
on gravel roads where they blend in nicely before and after being
flattened. And a 20-cm high ridge of gravel, thrown up by a road grader,
can stop a 30-cm snake from crossing. And a highway sand cut, at angle
of repose after about 25 years, acts as a solid wall to a toad (in dry
weather; wet might be different).
Yours truly, Dave Webster, Kentville
James W. Wolford wrote:
> Thanks very much, Lisa, for this. My strong hunch was that of course
> it was the reporter/news service who was at fault for the silly
> information given about what direction the toadlets wished to go!
>
> Cheers from Jim in Wolfville, N.S.
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
>
>> From: lisa@fraservalleyconservancy.ca
>> <mailto:lisa@fraservalleyconservancy.ca>
>>
>> Date: July 30, 2008 9:01:16 PM ADT
>>
>> To: jimwolford@eastlink.ca <mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca> ,
>> shermw@xcountry.tv <mailto:shermw@xcountry.tv>
>>
>> Subject: Western Toad migration post
>>
>>
>> Hi Folks,
>>
>>
>> Came across your postings on the net about the Western Toad toadlet
>> migration happening in
>>
>> Chilliwack.
>>
>>
>> Just so you know it was the reporter who 'got it wrong'. We were
>> NOT turning the toadlets around back to the wetland. We were moving
>> them from the wetland/pond area across the road to the forested
>> uplands. I wish media would hire content editors to fix spelling
>> mistakes, contradictions, and grammar before publishing. They are
>> printing a correction but it's too late.
>>
>>
>> Unfortunately we cannot control what reporters write nor their
>> grammar and spelling mistakes.
>>
>>
>> In this case, it is the forested 'uplands' (hills) surrounding the
>> lake and wetland, but we
>>
>> wouldn't necessarily call them hills out here. To be certain,
>> regional differences exists
>>
>> regarding the definition of hill throughout Canada and the US. In
>> this case 'uplands' make more
>>
>> sense since 'hill' means different things to different people.
>>
>>
>> Over 33,000 toadlets were crossed safely over the road. One young
>> Red-legged Frog and several
>>
>> Pacific Treefrogs (synonym Pacific Chorus Frog) were also helped
>> across.
>>
>>
>> Would you please be so kind as to post this information to the list,
>> thank you
>>
>>
>> Lisa Fox
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
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