Animals crossing this highway in southeast B.C. will soon get their own overpass

For years, the bighorn sheep in the Village of Radium Hot Springs have been getting struck by vehicles, dramatically dwindling their population.

Approximately 10 per cent of the herd is killed annually by collisions with vehicles, according to the province. 

Conservation groups say the southeastern British Columbian herd is one of the last viable herds of bighorn sheep in the area. 

Now the herd is getting help from the government of B.C., with a wildlife overpass set to go to tender in the coming weeks. 

Approximately 10 per cent of Radium bighorn sheep, pictured in 2023, is killed annually by collisions with vehicles, according to the province. (Jet Belgraver/CBC News )

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