Throughout 53 tough days in between fall 2020 and spring 2021, a 360-pound (160 kgs) young male grizzly bear nicknamed “Lingenpolter” attempted to cross Interstate 90 in western Montana 46 times. High-resolution GPS tracking revealed him moving parallel to 4 lanes of roaring traffic, bouncing off the highway like a furry pinball as he looked for a space.

Ultimately, Lingenpolter beat the chances, most likely by slipping under a river bridge. His hero’s journey reveals what a powerful barrier a hectic highway can be for wildlife, Cecily Costelloa research study wildlife biologist at Montana’s Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks, informed Live Science. “It is easy to imagine the difficulty this grizzly bear experienced trying to reach the other side,” Costello stated.

Jane Palmer is a Colorado-based reporter who is adding to Live Science with a concentrate on biodiversity preservation, neuroscience and psychological health. She has actually blogged about science for numerous outlets consisting of Nature, Science, Eos Magazine, Al Jazeera, BBC Earth, BBC Future, Mosaic Science and Proto Magazine. Before ending up being a reporter, Palmer was a researcher, and she made a bachelor’s degree in cognitive science and a doctorate in computational molecular modeling from the University of Sheffield in England. She takes pleasure in reading and being outdoors in nature whenever possible, ideally climbing up rocks.