2.4 million vehicle-deer collisions One vehicle-deer collision
every 26 seconds* In the U.S.- July 2007-June 2009 * State Farm®
estimates In a recent five-year span, there were over 2,000
reported vehicle-animal collisions in Nevada, including nearly
1,500 collisions involving deer. Research estimates that more
than 50 percent of such collisions go unreported to authorities,
pointing to a potentially higher number of animal-related
incidents. The monetary costs of such animal-vehicle collisions
are high. Across the nation, traffic crashes involving wildlife
cause an estimated $5 to $8 billion in damage each year. In
addition, scientists estimate that U.S. roads impact the natural
ecology of at least one-fifth of the country. These roads
increase animal deaths, fragment and decrease habitat, prevent
wildlife from accessing natural resources and isolate wildlife
populations into smaller and more vulnerable subpopulations. The
substantial human, economic and wildlife costs caused by
vehicle-animal collisions hav