Amendments to the Roads Transport Act 2013 that would require the consideration of wildlife impacts when designing new roads, taking into account wildlife strikes in speed zone reviews, have been tabled by local state MP, Tamara Smith (Greens).
She said in a statement the amended Act would also require Transport for NSW to collect accurate data on wildlife deaths and injuries on our state roads.
She said, ‘These amendments are critical, an estimated 10 million animals die on Australian roads each year, it is chilling to think that this staggering figure likely does not capture the full extent of the problem’.
‘Many collisions between vehicles and wildlife aren’t even reported. It’s a silent crisis that demands our urgent attention’.
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