A persistent, recurring transportation safety issue affecting thousands of kilometres of Canadian highway infrastructure annually.
Wildlife–vehicle collisions are not isolated events. They represent a persistent, nationwide transportation safety issue affecting Canadian highway networks year after year.
Thousands of collisions occur annually on Canadian highways
Rural and semi-rural corridors are disproportionately affected
Deer, elk, and moose collisions dominate severity statistics
Collision patterns repeat year after year on the same corridors
"This is not a random problem — it is a predictable, corridor-level risk."
The majority of wildlife collisions are not evenly distributed. They are concentrated on a limited subset of unfenced highway corridors.
Experience approximately 5–10 wildlife collisions per kilometre per year
Experience materially higher rates, representing acute risk exposure
These corridors are well documented by transportation authorities but remain unfenced due to cost and timelines
"The problem is not lack of awareness — it is lack of deployable, interim solutions."
Existing mitigation approaches have fundamental limitations that prevent corridor-scale deployment.
"There is a large gap between 'do nothing' and 'build permanent infrastructure.'"
Wildlife–vehicle collisions create recurring, multi-sector costs that compound annually across the transportation system.
"These costs recur every year on the same corridors."
While property damage represents the majority of incident costs, wildlife–vehicle collisions carry a non-zero fatality risk that materially affects system-level risk assessment.
Larger animals (moose, elk) and rural highway speeds significantly increase injury and fatality probability
Transportation agencies and insurers evaluate safety investments based on risk exposure, not just collision counts
Even modest reductions in fatality probability deliver material value in actuarial and safety assessments
"Transportation agencies and insurers evaluate safety investments based on risk exposure, not just collision counts."
Fatality Risk per Collision
A clear operational gap exists between current conditions and funded long-term infrastructure plans.
High-risk corridors remain unprotected across provincial highway networks
Permanent fencing requires multi-year planning, funding approval, and construction cycles
Annual collision patterns persist on known corridors during planning and construction delays
Capital funding limitations prevent simultaneous deployment across all identified corridors
Agencies lack a scalable, deployable, auditable interim mitigation approach
Each year without mitigation adds to the cumulative economic and safety burden
"This gap represents both a public-safety risk and an economic inefficiency."
The question is not whether a solution is needed—it is whether a deployable, cost-effective solution exists.
Any viable interim solution must meet specific operational, economic, and regulatory criteria to be deployable at corridor scale.
Deployable within weeks, not years—operational before the next collision season
Economically viable for multi-kilometre deployment across network corridors
Integrates with existing maintenance operations without specialized infrastructure
Environmentally sound and aligned with provincial regulatory frameworks
Produces documented, quantifiable outcomes to justify renewal decisions
Capable of reducing collision frequency without requiring complete elimination
The Solution Criteria Are Clear
"The problem is not unsolvable—it has simply lacked a solution designed for the realities of highway networks."
Wildlife Shield™ Systems was designed specifically to address this gap—providing a corridor-level, interim risk-reduction solution that delivers measurable economic and safety value while long-term infrastructure plans progress.
Deployable Within Weeks
Not years or decades
Corridor-Scale Economics
Cost-effective at network level
Infrastructure-Compatible
Integrates with existing operations
Auditable Outcomes
Measurable, documented results
Learn how Wildlife Shield™ addresses each operational requirement