Western Slope lawmakers want to create an optional car registration fee to fund wildlife crossings

Western Slope lawmakers want to create an optional car registration fee to fund wildlife crossings

A bipartisan group of Western Slope lawmakers is looking to add a voluntary fee to Colorado vehicle registration to fund road infrastructure that reduces vehicle collisions with wildlife.  “We know, living up here in the mountains and driving on rural highways across the state, that wildlife and vehicle collisions are far too common,” said Sen. Dylan Roberts, D-Frisco. “Colorado has the statistically highest rate of wildlife collisions of any st…