Listening practice: The bridge built for animals

Imagine a bridge over a busy highway, but no cars are allowed to use it. The bridge is covered with soil, grass, shrubs, and young trees. At night, a grizzly bear steps onto it. Later, deer follow the same quiet path. Below them, headlights move along the road, but the animals never have to touch the traffic lane. According to Parks Canada, this is not a scene from a children’s story. It is part of a real system of wildlife crossings in Banff National Park, where roads run through mountain habitat used by bears, wolves, elk, deer, and many smaller animals.