🌿 Citizen Science · Public Safety · Conservation

Protecting Wildlife.
Safer Roads.

CritterCross is a community-powered platform that maps wildlife-vehicle collisions across the U.S. — turning everyday sightings into data that protects animals and saves lives.

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1.5M+
Wildlife-vehicle collisions per year in the U.S.
$8B
Annual economic cost of wildlife collisions
50
States covered at launch
200+
U.S. vertebrate species tracked

Every road tells a story.

Wildlife-vehicle collisions happen millions of times a year across the U.S. CritterCross turns drivers into the first line of defense — mapping where animals and roads meet so we can make both safer.

Step 1

Spot It

See an animal on or near the road? Pull over safely and open CritterCross. Your location and time are captured automatically.

Step 2

Identify It

Take a photo and our AI — powered by iNaturalist — identifies the species instantly. Or search our full U.S. wildlife database.

Step 3

Report It

Submit your report in seconds. It joins a national map that wildlife agencies and transportation departments use to take action.

Data that drives change where it matters most.

Wildlife doesn't have a map. But we do. CritterCross turns citizen observations into actionable intelligence — pinpointing the corridors where animals are struggling to cross our roads.

That data flows directly to state wildlife agencies, departments of transportation, and conservation organizations working to build safer crossings, better fencing, and smarter road design.

Every report you submit is a data point. Together, they build a picture no single agency could create alone.

Deer White-tailed deer cause over 1.2 million collisions annually — the #1 large animal on U.S. roads
Dawn & Dusk Most collisions occur within 90 minutes of sunrise and sunset, and spike during October–December rut season
Hotspot corridors 80% of collisions occur on just 20% of roads — identifying these corridors is where CritterCross starts

Built for the road. Designed for everyone.

No wildlife expertise required. CritterCross makes it easy for any driver to contribute meaningful data.

AI Species ID

Snap a photo and species identification is handled automatically via the iNaturalist API — covering 70,000+ North American taxa.

One-Tap Reporting

GPS, date, and time are auto-filled. A report takes under 30 seconds from open to submit.

Education & Stats

Explore collision data by state, species, and season. Share findings with your community.

The bigger picture.

CritterCross is in active development. Here's what we're building toward as our community and dataset grow.

Primary Goal

National Hotspot Map

A live, public map of collision density across the U.S. — built from community reports and designed to show the corridors where wildlife and roads most dangerously meet.

Coming Soon

Driver Alerts

Time-aware notifications that warn drivers when approaching a high-risk corridor at dawn or dusk — the windows when collisions spike.

Future

Agency Partnerships

As the dataset matures, CritterCross aims to share data directly with state DOTs and wildlife agencies to inform infrastructure and signage decisions.

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Questions? contact@crittercross.org

Safety first. Never use CritterCross while driving. Only stop to report a sighting when it is safe and legal to do so — pull fully off the road before using your phone. No data point is worth a life.