Southern California is home to a diverse array of woodland, desert, and mountain creatures, including mule deer, foxes, coyotes, bobcats, mountain lions, black bears, desert bighorn sheep, and much more.
Unfortunately, their habitats are heavily fragmented due to the countless roads, highways, and freeways that cut across the landscape.
One of the largest freeways is U.S. Route 101 — a route that stretches approximately 808 miles from Oregon to downtown Los Angeles. Despite speed limits that cap drivers at 65 miles per hour, traffic usually races by at speeds as high as 75 to 80 miles per hour…