Researchers are concerned about how animals really feel about a long-awaited and over-budget wildlife crossing — attaching tracking collars to measure data linked to their emotions. The $114 million Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing is set to open over the 101 Freeway in December and will reconnect species like mountain lions and bears that were cut off from land opposite the busy thoroughfare. [snip] “We’ll be able to see not just how the animals move near the crossing, but how they are physiologically affected,” said Seth Riley, chief wildlife ecologist for the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. The goal of the tags is to see how animals interact with the bridge. [snip] “The crossing is about the next century of wildlife preservation in the Santa Monica Mountains. It’s about the mountain lion population not going extinct,” she said. The bridge — which is 210 feet long and 174 feet wide, with a concrete base — is set to open on Dec. 2. [snip] Gov. Gavin Newsom said California had committed $54 million when he broke ground on the crossing in 2022, and said another $10 million would complete the project, which would also be funding by philanthropists. By 2025, that figure had hit $92 million and could soar to a whopping $114 million, with taxpayers contributing $77 million so far. (*) Full article: https://nypost.com/2026/10/09/us-news/114m-california-wildlife-crossing-to-track-animal-happiness/ Post navigation Texas mother accused of stabbing her 2 young children, husband was going through postpartum depression, husband says: Affidavit Greg Kelly: ‘Law and order is something that the left-wing does not like’
