I-680 Wildlife Crossing

Wildlife populations in the East Bay open spaces are isolated from the rest of nature by I-680. There are very few crossing structures under this interstate, none of which were built for wildlife. Nonetheless, wildlife use these structures to move between the East Bay open spaces and the rest of the world. Without this movement, these populations would be isolated and subject to extinction.

Project Date:

Sunday, June 15, 2014

Project Status:

In Progress

This project is a case study for a Federal Highways Administration supported project developing remotely communicating wildlife cameras and server-side informatics tools. Wildlife populations in the East Bay open spaces are isolated from the rest of nature by I-680. There are very few crossing structures under this interstate, none of which were built for wildlife. Nonetheless, wildlife use these structures to move between the East Bay open spaces and the rest of the world. Without this movement, these populations would be isolated and subject to extinction.

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Bobcat saunters by

Bobcat saunters by Andrade 7 camera, safely crosses under the busy highway.

Andrade_680_2 fawns

2 fawns use the Andrade underpass to safely traverse Highway 680.

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Observation Summary

This is a summary of animal observation across all locations and positions.

	Animal	Image Count	Animal Count
1	Mule (or Black tailed) Deer	1,332	1,914
2	Wild Turkey	163	238
3	Virginia Opossum	91	91
4	Gray Fox	41	44
5	Raccoon	35	43
6	Striped Skunk	41	41
7	Bobcat	23	23
8	Eastern Fox Squirrel	17	17
9	Domestic Dog	9	11
10	Coyote	7	7
11	Mountain Lion	6	6
12	California Ground Squirrel	4	4
13	Western Scrub-Jay	4	4
14	House Finch	1	1
15	Dark-Eyed Junco	1	1
16	Red Fox	1	1
17	Great Blue Heron	1	1
18	Rock Pigeon	1	1