Have you ever noticed those yellow “BE ALERT” signs around Bellingham? They often pop up near greenways and trees around springtime, as wildlife baby season returns.
The signs, available for free from the City of Bellingham Public Works Operations division, are part of a city partnership with Watch for Wildlife, a campaign organized by the Mount Baker chapter of the Sierra Club.
Each spring, calls increase to city departments about car collisions with deer and other animals, according to the city’s website advertising the program. To help combat those collisions — which often require expensive vehicle repairs and result in loss of wildlife — the city says drivers should be alert. The bright yellow signs around town — often near water — help drivers recognize “wildlife corridors,” where deer and other animals roam, especially at dawn or dusk.
The goal, the city said, is to keep everyone and everything in Bellingham safe, healthy and alive.
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