there otter be a law

It;s too much to ask---that these sleek wonders somehow "learn" not to cross a highway.

For me, it's never been too much to ask, even back in the day of the inception of Highway 441, and more so I-75, that consideration be given to routing above, around, over known and possible animal crossings and corridors. Slightly raised bridges or underground tunnels every so often should have been a basic requirement of road building everywhere, saving countless animals and people.

I'm told that otters don't go far afield unless courting, and these two were together, running home to play and make babies when so brutally hit. No one ever calls anyone unless the human or car is injured----a great sadness, as some animals can survive if given treatment---and they are left to be found by saddened park staff.

My own world has begun to shrink in some ways when I avoid night driving, but begins to grow in more depth when I know it means one less deathly automobile on the dark roads.