What does the Ministry of Transportation do to reduce wildlife-related vehicle collisions?
The Ministry has the most comprehensive inventory of wildlife warning signs in the world. The inventory includes signs ranging from the more common wild animals, such deer and moose to rarer ones, such as badgers, bison and wild horses. With over 460 kilometres installed, British Columbia has more special fencing to protect wildlife than any other transportation agency in North America. The Ministry works closely with the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) and the BC Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection (WLAP) on wildlife collisions. In 2000, the Ministry and WLAP were involved in the relocation of Roosevelt Elk from Highway 19, on the east side of Vancouver Island, to a safer location on the west side of the island.
