Driven by Instinct: Mitigating Animal Vehicle Strikes on Highway 191 in Montana Through the Use of Landscape Architecture

Author

• Zachary J. Blum

Files

Date of Award

5-2025

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Landscape Architecture

College

Arts and Sciences

Department

Landscape Architecture, Disaster Resiliency & Emergency Management (LADREM)

Faculty Advisor

Juncheng Lu

Studio Coordinator

Jay Kost

Faculty Chair

Dominic Fischer

Publisher

North Dakota State University

Rights

NDSU policy 190.6.2

URI

https://www.ndsu.edu/fileadmin/policy/190.pdf

Abstract

Animal vehicle strikes on highways pose a significant threat to wildlife and human safety, resulting in the degradation of ecological corridors, injuries, death, and economic loss. This thesis explores the use of landscape architecture, in mitigating animal vehicle Through literature review, wildlife migration and movement patterns, I ultimately developed a wildlife corridor design scenario to mitigate the conflict between humans and wildlife on, U.S. 191 in Montana and reduce the quantity of animal related strikes on this highway corridor from Bozeman to Big Sky.

Recommended Citation

Blum, Zachary J., "Driven by Instinct: Mitigating Animal Vehicle Strikes on Highway 191 in Montana Through the Use of Landscape Architecture" (2025). Landscape Architecture Theses. 22.
https://digitalcommons.ndsu.edu/landscape-architecture-theses/22