A STUDY THAT HAS RECENTLY BEEN RELEASED BY THE BIG SUR LAND TRUST REVEALS THAT WILDLIFE RELIES ON AN UNDERPASS BENEATH HIGHWAY 68 TO TRAVEL BETWEEN NATURAL RESERVES. CAMERAS PLACED ON EITHER SIDE OF THE UNDERPASS SHOWED THAT ANIMALS INCLUDING MOUNTAIN LIONS, GRAY FOXES AND COYOTES WERE TRAVELING THROUGH THE UNDERPASS TO CROSS BETWEEN FORT ORD NATURAL RESERVE, MARKS RANCH, AND TORO COUNTY PARK. THE LAND TRUST CONDUCTED THE STUDY FROM OCTOBER 2008, TO OCTOBER OF 2009.
