A BRIDGE TOO FAR
Construction on the long awaited Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing is now under way. The fully landscaped passage will be 165 feet wide and stretch 210 feet over 10 freeway lanes. Enthusiasts for the crossing state that "big cats, coyotes, deer, lizards, snakes and other creatures" now tragically marooned in the hills of Agoura will have a safe route to the Santa Monica Mountains and better access to food and potential mates. Might it be that the potential boon to the animal kingdom provided by the crossing has been overstated? Google Maps says if you travel by way of Kannan Road, it is 17.5 miles from Agoura Hills to the center of the Santa Monica Mountains. One hopes the snakes and lizards know a shortcut. As for mountain lions, five have been killed this year trying to cross Southern California freeways. "This wildlife crossing could not have come at a better time," said Jeff Sikich, a wildlife biologist with the National Park Service. Forgive me Jeff, b