Apparently, they were Northbound Deer, since they disembarked in Marin, but it’s unclear from the news articles whether they actually boarded the bridge in San Francisco…
I would like to thank all the awesome drivers who slowed down and put up with a longer commute in order to help our ungulate friends!
They seemed like they were in a hurry.
I was driving down in the Keys today, and hoped to see some Key Deer. No luck…so this will have to do for me. Thanks.
I had a close call with a deer on a freeway. It wandered in at least 200 ft into a walled section. It required slamming on the brakes and thankfully it quickly headed towards the open part. Everything was scary before that, though. I wonder how long it took - half hour at max according to article? Better than the Bay Bridge at least, I might’ve ran into that.
Speaking of coyotes: They have been sighted lately in urbanized Los Angeles, endangering people and pets. Wild animals are more common in the cities (86 of them, covering 1/4 of Los Angeles County’s 4100 square miles) than you might think.
Such ungulates typically head for lower ground, when they are startled or threatened. Heading downhill, bridges can be encountered.
Newfoundland moose often wander into populated areas, where they encounter increasing numbers of things that alarm or disorient them. When they come into St. John’s, they invariably work their way down to the waterfront, and the adventure ends by fatally jumping into the surprisingly deep and saline harbor, but are generally shot first, to save them the anxiety, and to reduce potential damage that can be caused by a ton of crazed moose running amok in back yards.