Sarah Schroeder, Homeschool

I ATTENDED A PRESS CONFERENCE TO CELEBRATE THE GRAND OPENING OF TWO NEW WILDLIFE CROSSINGS. THEY ALLOW ANIMALS TO PASS SAFELY OVER OR UNDER ORACLE ROAD. SEVERAL SPEAKERS WERE ON HAND TO DISCUSS THE PROJECT. THERE ARE TWO CROSSINGS---ONE GOES OVER ORACLE ROAD AND ONE GOES UNDER. THIS ALLOWS ANIMALS TO CHOOSE WHICH CROSSING IS BEST FOR THEM. EACH CROSSING IS FILLED WITH A DIRT PATH FOR THE ANIMALS AND CAMERAS TO MONITOR THEM. CAROLYN CAMPBELL, THE DIRECTOR OF THE COALITION FOR SONORAN DESERT PROTECTION, SAYS THIS PROJECT WILL BENEFIT TUCSON YOUTH BY PRESERVING WILDLIFE. SHE TOLD ME THAT SOME ANIMALS NEED OUR HELP SO THEY DON’T BECOME ENDANGERED OR EXTINCT. THIS IS SARAH SCHROEDER FOR BEAR ESSENTIAL NEWS.