Tips for avoiding wildlife-vehicle collisions

Photo of wildlife and vehicle accident.

  • Expect wildlife on our roads. This is Jackson Hole and we share this valley with a lot of wildlife.
  • If you encounter an animal on a road with high snow banks, allow the animals to move down the road at its own pace until it finds a place to jump off the road.
  • Scan the sides of the roads for wildlife.
  • Stay alert while driving and be prepared to stop.
  • Wildlife crosses roads primarily during dawn, dusk and at night.
  • If you see one elk, deer or moose along the roadway, you are likely to see more.
  • If you see an animal on the road expect the unexpected.  They do not instinctively know how to react to your car.  Give the animal time and room to move off the road.  Do not try to out-run it.
  • If you see a wildlife crossing sign, pay attention.  It is there for a reason.