Sensing animal danger.

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Infrared sensors, microwave radar, ground-vibration sensors and electric beams are among the tools being considered to detect wildlife on highways under a $500,000 federal grant aimed at preventing collisions between animals and autos. According to the Associated Press, the project at the Western Transportation Institute of Bozeman, Mont., which includes funding from 12 states' transportation departments, will finance continued study of high-tech devices for detecting animals such as deer, elk, moose, bear or wolves near roadways. Vehicle-animal...