Conservation advocates warn of rise in wildlife crashes around daylight saving time changes

Source Scout · Denver7 reports: This weekend’s change back to standard time means there will be more cars on the road when the sun’s down since the evening rush hour will now hit after the sun has already set in Colorado’s skies.Conservation advocates say that usually leads to a higher risk of vehicle-wildlife crashes.Denver7 reporter Alex Dowd has more on how those changes could impact wildlife in the video below: “They don't have watches, so they don't realize that there's this thing called a time change,” said Danny Katz, the executive director of Colorado Public Interest Research Group (CoPIRG), a consumer advocate network with a nonprofit wing. “When suddenly a lot of….

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