# @pmi_org on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CpVZ6ZyLMOy
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/4565098-pmi-org-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2023-03-03T17:03:26.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** PMI (@pmi_org) — https://gondola.cc/pmi_org

## Caption

The U.S. highway system is one of the world’s most efficient transportation networks—for humans. For animals? It’s a concrete jungle that can threaten their very survival. The legendary Highway 101, for example, has long divided and disrupted the mountain lion community in Southern California. But a new wildlife crossing could help reconnect­—and rewild—the fragmented ecosystem.
 
Slated to debut in 2025, the purpose-built walkway will traverse the busy 10-lane highway, offering safe crossing for the area’s animals. And it will also serve as a habitat in itself: High walls of vegetation will buffer traffic noise, while providing a natural home for flora and fauna amid the urban sprawl.
 
Building what will rank as the world’s largest wildlife crossing has meant pulling in an array of partners, including the annenbergfdn, the California Wildlife Conservation Board and nationalwildlife. And project leaders had to navigate extensive environmental reviews as well as fundraising challenges.
 
But it helps to have a very charismatic creature as the face of the project: P-22, the mountain lion made famous by the iconic photo of him prowling in front of the Hollywood sign. And the big cat’s death in December—from injuries that likely stemmed from being hit by a car—only reinforced the need for the project.
 
Read more about the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing, number 15 on our #MIP2022 list, at the link in our bio.
 
📷: livinghabitats, nationalwildlife, stevewinterphoto
 
#ProjectManagement #ProjectManager #SocialImpact #infrastructure #WorldWildlifeDay #WorldWildlifeDay2023 #wildlife #conservation #sustainability #nature #MountainLion #P22 #WildlifeConservation #rewilding #collaboration #construction mrcaparks p22mountainlion #BigCat #BigCatsOfInstagram

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projectmanagement, p22, infrastructure, wildlifeconservation, mip2022, projectmanager, collaboration, socialimpact, sustainability, conservation, construction, nature, worldwildlifeday2023, wildlife, worldwildlifeday, bigcatsofinstagram, mountainlion, bigcat, rewilding

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