WILLIAMSBURG — Noting the high number of animal-vehicle collisions on Jamestown Road near Lake Matoaka, Randy Chambers, director of William & Mary’s Keck Environmental Field Laboratory , assembled a group of W&M volunteers to do something about it.

The team, including a landscaper, a woodcraftsman, a naturalist and a student, have successfully installed a wooden ramp that they hope will encourage animals to traverse underneath the road via a culvert instead of risking a sprint across the asphalt, according to a report at W&M News.

So far, they’ve seen success: Video cameras have recorded raccoons, beavers, muskrats and even otters up and down the ramp. The animals’ interest sows hope for Chambers, his team and future generations of Williamsburg’s furry and scaly inhabitants.

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