WHO can benefit from this web site? Everyone interested in
protecting wildlife along highways and the habitats that sustain
them. WHAT are the issues? Roads are the arteries of life. They
get us where we want to go. They also stop animals in their
tracks - often dead in their tracks. WHERE does Critter
Crossings fit in? The web site describes transportation's
impacts on wildlife and highlights exemplary projects and
processes that are helping to reduce these impacts. WHY has the
Federal Highway Administration developed Critter Crossings?
"President Clinton has made protecting the environment one of
his top priorities," says Kenneth R. Wykle, FHWA Administrator.
"The Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century - TEA-21 -
offers an unprecedented opportunity for us to reduce highway
impacts on wildlife." In our 1999 Strategic Plan, we commit
ourselves to environmental stewardship - to protecting and
enhancing the natural environment and communities affected by
highway transportation. In the Plan, we also pled