Entire elk heard spotted on I-90 wildlife overpass

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

[Wounded Bear]

1. K & R...nt

[Skittles]

2. herd

[Funtatlaguy]

4. I heard that. 🤪

[Pluvious]

15. Actually, the collective noun for a group of elk is...

While the common terminology for a group of elk is a herd, another answer may surprise you. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, a group of elk may also be referred to as a “gang” of elk. (Jul 3, 2021)

[Skittles]

16. learn something new every day

[maxsolomon]

3. YES. Exactly as intended.

So glad that was funded.

[msongs]

5. predators must love their favorite meals being focused into such a small area nt

[Vdizzle]

7. Puh-leez

It’s a good thing. Be happy.

[ShazzieB]

10. I hope that was a joke.

If it's a joke, it's not a very funny one. But if it was meant seriously, well....I just hope it wasn't.

[mopinko]

6. ya gotta love good design.

[Warpy]

11. That's what struck me

Making it wide enough and covering it with turf made it a lot more attractive to grazing animals than the dangerous concrete below.

Seems like critters caught on in record time.

Culverts have been used in other places, but they tend to be dark and noisy and there's nothing to eat in them. I think they'll find the overpasses much more widely used.

[Blue Owl]

8. It's working!

[calimary]

9. Glad they're making use of it.

Yay! Elk!

[BigmanPigman]

12. I remember seeing one of the night time crossing videos

here on DU. It was cool to watch the ones who are nocturnal. There was a ton of activity by all kinds of animals.

[KPN]

13. Nice!

[SunSeeker]

14. Best use of highway money ever!