>>>
>>> THE
>>> THE WILDLIFE RAGE OVER I 90.
90.
90. WE'VE
90. WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT IT A
LOT.
LOT.
LOT. WE
LOT. WE GOT EXCITED BECAUSE WE SAW
THIS FURRY CREATURE USING IT
AND WE BELIEVE IT IS THE FIRST
ANIMAL TO ACTUALLY USE IT AFTER
IT WAS BUILT.
>> THE MAN WHO DOCUMENT AT THIS
WHOLE THING, THE STORY AS IT
UNFOLDED IS BACK WITH US NOW.
THIS IS TED WITH CASCADE CARS
ROADS, THANK YOU FOR JOINING
US.
US.
US. WHAT
US. WHAT WAS YOUR REACTION AFTER
FOLLOWING THIS?
FOLLOWING THIS? >> I WAS OVER THE MOON.
THE STRUCTURE IS FINISHED, BUT
THEY HAVE NOT FINISHED DOING
ALL THE PLANTING AND ALL THE
LANDSCAPING ON TOP SO REALLY,
THE COYOTE IS THE FIRST ONE TO
THE PARTY AND I EXPECT THERE
WILL BE MORE COMING ONCE I
COMPLETE EVERYTHING IN A COUPLE
YEARS.
YEARS.
YEARS. >>
YEARS. >> WHY IS A SOMETHING WE ARE SO
EXCITED ABOUT?
EXCITED ABOUT? OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A NEW METHOD.
I GUESS, WHAT IS THE WHY?
YOU WATCHED IT FROM BEGINNING
TO END AND I'M SURE IN YOUR
FIELD YOU ARE SEEING PEOPLE
RESPOND THE SAME WAY.
>> THE REASON WE ARE SO EXCITED
AS THIS ALLOWS ANIMALS TO MOVE
AS CLIMATE CHANGE COMES, WE ARE
FEELING MORE OF THE EFFECTS OF
CLIMATE CHANGE.
CLIMATE CHANGE. IT ALLOWS ANIMALS TO TRAVEL
FREELY UP AND DOWN THE
CASCADES.
CASCADES.
CASCADES. THIS IS AN ANIMAL HIGHWAY WERE
TALKING ABOUT AND IT ALLOWS THE
ANIMALS TO GO BACK AND FORTH
FROM THE NORTH AND THE SOUTH
CASCADES WITHOUT GETTING HIT
AND ALLOWS DRIVERS TO DRIVE ON
THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT HITTING AN
ANIMAL AND GETTING INTO AN
ACCIDENT.
ACCIDENT.
ACCIDENT. IT IS A WIN-WIN.>> WHAT ARE
SOME OF THE LONGER-TERM
BENEFITS YOU THINK WE WILL
SEE?>> SOME OF THE BENEFITS WE
ARE HOPING FOR IS TO SEE SOME
OF THE ANIMALS, LIKE WOLVES,
BEARS, ELK, THEY'RE ALREADY
STARTING TO USE THE UNDERPASSES.
WE HAVE HIGH HOPES FOR
WOLVERINES. THE CASCADE
CARNIVORE PROJECT HAS BEEN
DOCUMENTING MANY CASCADE RED
FOXES IN THE SOUTH, SOUTH OF I
90 BUT NOT THE NORTH SO WERE
HOPING SOME OF THESE ANIMALS
WILL GET BACK AND FORTH AND GET
THEM ACCESS TO NEW HABITATS.
>> I'M JUST WATCHING SOME OF
THE VIDEO RIGHT NOW.
IS IT GOING TO BE, JUST LOOKING
AT IT IF YOU ARE AN INDIVIDUAL
WHO WANTS TO TAKE PHOTOS OF AN
ANIMAL, YOU KIND OF KNOW WHERE
THEY ARE CROSSING, SO THAT ARE
THERE ANY RULES OR REGULATIONS
RIGHT NOW LIKE YOU CAN ONLY BE
SO FAR AWAY FROM IT?>> IT IS
NOT ACCESSIBLE TO PEOPLE AND
THERE IS GOING TO BE AN 8 FOOT
HIGH FENCE ONCE IT IS FINALLY
COMPARED -- COMPLETED THAT WILL
FUNNEL ANIMALS INTO THE OVER
CROSSING AND TO THE UNDER
CROSSINGS, SO PEOPLE ARE NOT
GOING TO BE ALLOWED TO
INTERFERE WITH THE ANIMALS
MOVEMENT THERE.
MOVEMENT THERE. THAT WILL MAKE SURE THE ANIMALS
STILL GET TO MOVE AROUND.
>> EVERY TIME WE TALK ABOUT IT
WE GET A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE
INTERESTED IN GETTING MORE
INFORMATION SO WE HAVE THE
KEYWORD BRIDGE, YOU CAN TEXT
THAT AND WE HAVE A LINK TO
EVERYTHING WE ARE TALKING ABOUT
AND ALSO YOUR DOCUMENTARY.
IF YOU SOME OUT -- SUM UP WHAT
THIS EXPERIENCE WAS LIKE, HOW
WOULD YOU SUM IT UP?
>> SATISFACTION.
>> SATISFACTION. IT'S BECAUSE YOU KNOW IT IS A
WIN-WIN FOR ALL SIDES INVOLVED.
THIS WAS A PROJECT THAT PEOPLE
WHO ARE ADVOCATING FOR WILDLIFE
AND FOR CONSERVATION, FOR A
HIGHWAY THAT WORKS AND MOVES
PEOPLE IN THE STATE OF
WASHINGTON EAST AND WEST, IT IS
REALLY A WIN-WIN FOR EVERYBODY.
SO MANY PEOPLE AND 70 GROUPS
GOT TOGETHER.
GOT TOGETHER. THE WASHINGTON D.O.T., THE U.S.
FOREST SERVICE, GROUP LIKE
CONSERVATION NORTHWEST AND ALL
THESE DIFFERENT WILDLIFE
ADVOCACY GROUPS HAVE REALLY
TEAMED TOGETHER TO MAKE THIS
HAPPEN. IT IS REALLY A
FANTASTIC VICTORY FOR WILDLIFE
AND THE CITIZENS OF WASHINGTON.
>> HOW DID YOU GET THE FOOTAGE?
DID YOU GO OUT AND FILM ALL
THAT?
THAT?
THAT? >>
THAT? >> I DID GET SOME OF IT.
SOME OF IT WAS GRACIOUSLY GIVEN
TO US BY THE DEPARTMENT OF FISH
AND WILDLIFE IN THE FOREST
SERVICE.
SERVICE.
SERVICE. ALSO THE REMOTE CAMERAS FROM
THE D.O.T.
THE D.O.T. AS WELL.
AS WELL.
AS WELL. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING
HERE AND THANKS FOR GETTING