Staff from the Colorado Prairie Initiative installed ten wildlife ladders across the Comanche National Grassland this weekend. The wildlife ladders are folded ramps of expanded metal grating that provide an escape route for birds and other animals that fall into stock tanks while trying to take a drink. Staff found several unlucky drowned animals during the installation process, including a red-tailed hawk. There are many tanks throughout the Comanche that still need ladders, and CPI hopes to return in the spring to install more.