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Heartland – As winter settles across the Heartland and daylight hours remain limited, drivers across Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, and Oklahoma are being warned about a regional danger that spikes sharply this time of year: wildlife collisions after dark.
According to wildlife and transportation agencies across the region, winter conditions alter animal movement patterns, pushing wildlife closer to roads and highways—often during evening and early morning hours when visibility is reduced. Shorter days mean more drivers are traveling in darkness just as wildlife activity increases across wide rural areas…