Almost every day when Blair Painter drives on the scenic Rocky Mountain highway near his home, the grey asphalt is stained red somewhere along the way.
And Painter, the mayor of Crowsnest Pass, says it's hard to find any driver who hasn't had at least one close call with wildlife on the area's busy transportation corridors.
But he expects Alberta's growing network of wildlife overpasses and underpasses will make it safer for all.
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