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  NEVADA DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION INSTALLS
STRIETER REFLECTORS

Story date: September, 2002
Reproduced from the Spring, 2003 edition of NDOT News, the Nevada Department of Transportation quarterly publication that addresses Nevada transportation topics and issues of interest.
NDOT also undertakes animal protection projects for humanitarian or safety reasons. In an effort to cut down on the often tragic consequences of wildlife colliding with motor vehicles, the agency installed a new reflector system to warn deer and wild horses to stay off the roadway when traffic is present.

A three-mile section of US 50 east of Dayton was outfitted in 2002 with a Strieter reflector system used in several other states to keep wildlife such as deer and elk away from traffic.

"We chose the section of Highway 50 near Dayton because that is a migratory deer route and also has wild horses that stray onto the roadway," Gail Bellenger, NDOT staff biologist, said.

This is the first time the reflectors have been tested on a wild horse population, but it has proven effective in other areas for a wide range of animals, including herbivores like deer, elk and moose, and predators like foxes and coyotes.

  OTHER NEVADA STRIETER STORIES

How the Reflectors Got Approved

The Wild Horse Preservation League
& "Strieter Cleanup Day"

Link to Strieter-Lite Web Site

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