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Roadkill Problem on America’s Longest Main Street Studied
October 27, 2010 — Ralph MaughanA lot of large wildlife is killed on U.S. 20 in Island Park, Idaho — a very long, but narrow town-
Island Park, Idaho boasts the longest main street in America. This simply means it is a small population, incorporated community hugging a federal highway for a long way through wildlife rich forest. A lot of folks on this blog are familiar with Island Park.
You don’t really appear to be in town in most of the drive. There’s just scattered sprawl amidst the trees, and few places of more development, e.g., “Last Chance.” The highway is straight and the speed limit high, and big animals pop out of the dense lodgepole pine onto this heavily travelled route.
I drove through just two weeks ago. I see a major pine cutting operation is currently underway to remove the new, thick pine growth back to about 100 yards from the highway.
A detailed study of the road kill is also going on, as this article describes. Roadkill Problem on America’s Longest Main Street Studied. Discovery News.
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