Australians Build Overpasses To Help Millions Of Crabs Cross The Street

On Christmas Island, Australia, there are between 50 and 120 million red crabs that go on an annual journey to the ocean to breed. It is while they make these journeys that they suffer their greatest casualties, because the path of migration goes through high-traffic roads. But some clever people came up with these great bridges as solutions that will save millions of lives. Go crabs!

More info: abc.net.au

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