PRE-K–GRADE 2 · ART & ECOLOGY
Screech's coloring & matching pages
Color local wildlife, match animals to habitats, and count tracks.
Planned printableREPORT & HELP · START HERE
Report wildlife. Get help when it matters.
Document a roadside encounter or find immediate guidance for an animal in need. Choose what happened below.
Never use this site while driving. Do not stop in traffic or on an unsafe shoulder to make a report. If there's an immediate threat to human life, contact emergency services. This website does not dispatch rescuers.
PRIVATE DEMONSTRATION DRAFT
Record an encounter
Information is saved only in this browser. It is not transmitted to BFW or emergency responders.
My locally saved drafts
FIELD MODE · SAFETY FIRST
Found an injured or at-risk animal?
Stay out of active traffic. Do not attempt to control traffic, approach dangerous wildlife, or handle an animal without appropriate training. Do not feed or give water to injured wildlife.
Provider availability and service areas must be verified directly. This prototype does not place calls or request assistance.
PREVENTION AT A GLANCE
Slow down. Scan ahead.
Wildlife can enter roads unexpectedly, especially around dawn and dusk. Reduce speed where visibility is limited, and avoid dangerous swerves.
Learn safer-driving habitsWILDLIFE MAP · DEMO
Explore the region
View a working, self-contained map illustration without blocked third-party tile requests. No live wildlife observations are connected.
San Diego & Imperial County · illustrative map
Simplified regional diagram—not a navigational map, not actual collision data.
The previous OpenStreetMap 403 failure is avoided by using an offline schematic in this prototype. A licensed interactive tile provider and verified datasets are needed for production.
LEARNING CENTER
Learn how to keep wildlife and people safe.
Start with a quick visual lesson, try an interactive scenario, or explore the reference guides. No account required.
INTERACTIVE MINI-LESSON
What should you do at dusk?
You're driving along a winding rural road. Visibility is declining, and you see a deer standing near the shoulder.
Choose the safest response:
Choose an answer to see why it matters.
Quiet, distance, and reduced stress
Watch quietly from a safe distance. Do not chase, corner, pet, feed, or try to calm wild animals by talking to them. Stillness may reflect shock or a defensive response, not comfort.
When is approaching appropriate?
Only when the location is safe, the species is appropriate to handle, and you have the relevant training or direct professional instruction. Otherwise contact a qualified responder.
Animal anatomy: introductory body systems
This is a conceptual teaching diagram, not a scientifically reviewed anatomical plate or a guide to diagnosing injuries.
Skeleton: structural support and protection of organs.
Field reference library
🚗 Safer driving essentials
Slow down in wildlife habitat, scan far ahead, use high beams only where safe, and avoid dangerous swerves.
🧰 Rescue readiness
Safety equipment is not authorization to handle wildlife. Begin with traffic safety and professional guidance.
View example equipment checklist
🌉 Habitat connectivity
Roads can fragment habitat. Properly designed crossings and fencing can reduce dangerous interactions where supported by local evidence.
🎥 Short video lessons
Video production is planned. No placeholder is presented as a finished lesson.
Coming laterFOR EDUCATORS · K–12
Bring wildlife conservation into the classroom
A dedicated home for free, age-appropriate activities and lesson plans connecting ecology, mathematics, physics, anatomy, art, and road safety. Resources below are planned; downloadable teaching materials are not yet published.
PRE-K–GRADE 3 · MATH & SCIENCE
Who lives here?
Sort animals by habitat and practice counting, comparing, and observing.
Planned activityGRADES 3–5 · ECOLOGY & GEOGRAPHY
Connect the habitats
Explore food webs, habitat fragmentation, and safe wildlife crossings.
Planned lessonGRADES 6–12 · PHYSICS & MATH
Speed, energy & stopping distance
Model kinetic energy and investigate why slowing down matters. A species-based cartoon activity may follow.
Planned interactiveGRADES 6–12 · BIOLOGY & ANATOMY
How animal bodies work
Compare skeletal, muscular, and organ systems using reviewed diagrams.
Planned lessonGRADES 9–12 · STATISTICS & CONSERVATION
Map wildlife road risk
Explore observation bias, data visualization, and evidence-based road improvements.
Planned projectEducator resource standard: Each future lesson will include a grade band, estimated duration, learning objectives, teacher instructions, student materials, accessibility notes, and verified standards alignment. No graphic injury content in early-childhood materials.
VOLUNTEER
Help protect wildlife in your community.
Explore volunteer roles and prepare an expression of interest. The volunteer program is not yet accepting live applications.
📣 Education & outreach
Share safer-driving guidance and support public events.
📋 Observations & data
Help document observations accurately, once training and data review are in place.
🦉 Trained response support
Explore approved rescue and transport training through qualified organizations.
Prepare a volunteer interest form
Demo only: no account is created and no application is sent. To protect privacy, this form does not collect your name, email, or phone number.
ABOUT BRAKE FOR WILDLIFE
Why we started—and where we're going.
Our mission is to prevent wildlife-vehicle collisions through education, better reporting, and collaboration with the people already working on safer roads.
🦉 Screech's story
Brake for Wildlife was inspired by an encounter with an injured western screech owl following a vehicle collision. The owl was taken to Project Wildlife for professional assessment and care.
That experience prompted a larger question: how can we prevent these encounters in the first place?
Screech is the initiative's owl mascot. Any future fictional mascot adventures will be clearly distinguished from this real event.
What we're building
We focus on prevention first, with reporting, public education, volunteer readiness, partnerships, and impact measurement supporting that mission.
Our first intended region is San Diego County, with attention to Imperial County wildlife corridors as partnerships and capacity develop.
PROJECT STATUS · OCTOBER 2026
BFW at a glance
A baseline planning snapshot, not a live operations dashboard. Milestone records below describe the current prototype and known planning status; organizational filings and external partnerships remain unverified.
WEBSITE
5 core sections
Working prototype; usability and accessibility acceptance still pending.
EDUCATION
K–12 hub scoped
Grade-filtered resource catalog; classroom downloads are planned.
ORGANIZATION
Formation pending
Nonprofit filings, funding infrastructure, and partner agreements not verified.
Next verification gates
- Complete mobile and desktop usability testing.
- Review nonprofit formation and financial stewardship with qualified advisers.
- Interview wildlife organizations, road ecologists, and K–12 educators.
- Validate responder information and decide on reporting/data partnerships.
Projected and actual milestone dates are documented in the roadmap below. Planned work is not represented as completed.
Our roadmap: projected versus actual
Targets are provisional planning estimates. Actual progress is tracked separately and must be supported by evidence. No milestone is marked complete merely because it has been proposed.
Mission and initial website concept Established
Target: Q4 2026 · Actual: Oct 2026 (planning milestone)BFW's name, mission, visual direction, and prototype requirements established.
Sector discovery & networking Planned
Target: Q4 2026–Q1 2027 · Actual: not verifiedMap existing efforts, hold introductory conversations, identify genuine gaps, and evaluate possible partnerships.
Legal formation & financial policies Not verified
Target: Q1 2027 · Actual: not verifiedGovernance, appropriate nonprofit filings, financial oversight, and donor safeguards.
Public website and education pilot Planned
Target: Q1 2027 · Actual: not verifiedPublish verified public resources and a tested, accessible site.
Wildlife reporting pilot Planned
Target: Q2 2027 · Actual: not verifiedPartner-informed data handling, privacy controls, verification, and offline report delivery.
Volunteer and outreach pilot Planned
Target: Q3 2027 · Actual: not verifiedVolunteer onboarding and local prevention campaigns informed by partner feedback.
First annual impact review Planned
Target: Q4 2027 · Actual: not verifiedReport activities, spending, setbacks, and measurable outcomes.
Partnerships and transparency
Learning from existing efforts
We intend to engage wildlife rehabilitators, road ecologists, transportation agencies, and conservation organizations before expanding programs. No organizations are presented as formal partners yet.
Accountability
BFW plans to publish periodic financial summaries and dated project updates, including changes to schedules and outcomes. The prototype does not display invented donation totals or partnership counts.
SUPPORT
Support safer roads for wildlife.
Explore proposed awareness merchandise or learn how donations will support BFW's prevention mission.
Merchandise
Concepts only—checkout is not active.
Bumper sticker
“Slow down. Give wildlife a chance.” · Target $10
Water-bottle sticker
Smaller wildlife-awareness sticker · Target $5
Screech dashboard figure
Mascot concept · Target $20
Donations
Funding priorities include driver education, reporting infrastructure, volunteer training, and partnership-based collision prevention.
Donations are not being accepted through this prototype. Tax-deductible status has not been established here.
Financial transparency
The organization intends to publish income, expenses, restricted funds, reserves, and program outcomes when operations begin.
View roadmap and accountability