The $50 million is the largest amount of money a state has set aside for wildlife crossings in the U.S.
New Mexico has set aside the largest appropriation of any U.S. state dedicated to terrestrial wildlife crossing. The state has earmarked $50 million to develop new wildlife crossings. The funding will go toward an existing program called the New Mexico Wildlife Corridors Action Plan. In the initial plan, which the state finalized in 2022, officials used vehicle collision data, wildlife GPS data and other information to identify 11 priority locations for under- or overpasses on roads. After Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham approved the 2025 General Appropriations Act, the state will move forward with developing the wildlife crossings.
