Christmas Island Crab Bridge

Every year millions of these large crabs emerge from the forest and make their way to the ocean to breed swarming across roads streams rocks and beaches.
Christmas island crab bridge. Image by john tann cc by 2 0. Tens of millions of red crabs live on christmas island a small australian territory near indonesia. Sydney can have its harbour bridge and san francisco its golden gate bridge but it s our crab bridge which is currently wooing tourists from all over the globe linda cash of the christmas island tourism association told the telegraph newspaper in 2015. This inventive bridge system has become quite an attraction and tourists flock from all over the world to see the crabs in action.
Each year in sync with the lunar phases they migrate e. Christmas island rangers have taken road safety to a whole new level with the construction of a crab bridge over the island s busiest road. Other conservation measures used by the community are road closures and traffic detours around the major migration paths during peak periods of the migration. The christmas island crab migration considered a wonder of the planet has begun and this year the crabs have some assistance.
To solve that problem rangers at christmas island national park have set up over 12 miles of barriers to direct the migrating crabs out of the roads and into 31 underpasses and onto a 16 foot high crab bridge. Crabs climb the bridge which takes them over one of the island s busiest roads. Ever year millions of red crabs migrate across christmas island in the indian ocean to mate. It s a truly spectacular sight that world renowned naturalist sir david attenborough described as one of his greatest tv moments.
Christmas island is home to the world s only crab bridge. In preparation for the annual spawning season rangers. Christmas island red crab. Tourists are flocking to the annual crab migration on christmas island and this bridge has become a focal point.
Thousands of crabs are using the world s only purpose built crab. Their journey from forest to coast begins in the rainy season a.