Are motorway wildlife passages worth building? Vertebrate use of road-crossing structures on a Spanish motorway

Mata, Cristina; Hervás, Israel; Herranz, Jesús; Suárez, Francisco; Malo, Juan E.

doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2007.03.014

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“…Another option would be to use water pipe runoff, which can be modified, installing non-flooded side platforms, so small wild animals can be able to use them to go through dry ledges (GRILO et al, 2010). It is a low cost alternative (MATA et al, 2008;LAUXEN 2012). This stretch of the highway, as from the year 2014, is under concession and partnerships with the concessionary can be performed.…”

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Wild vertebrates roadkill aggregations on the BR-050 highway, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil

Carvalho-Roel¹,

Custódio²,

Marçal³

2015

Biosci. J.

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ABSTRACT:Researches on roadkill aggregations are important tools for wildlife conservation. The objective of this study was to determine wild vertebrate roadkill aggregations on a stretch of 96 kilometers of the BR-050 highway, between the cities of Uberlândia and Uberaba, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The survey was conducted between April 2012 and March 2013. Roadkill monitoring was performed by car, at a speed of approximately 60 km/h, and forty two (42) weekly trips, totaling 8064 km, were performed. The 2D Ripley's K-Statistics test from the Siriema v1.1 program was used to detect the scales of roadkill aggregations and 2D HotSpot Identification test was used to identify the location of these hotspots. Aggregations extended from the following kms: 14 to 33, 38, 41 to 51, 66 to 70 and 78 to 94. We found roadkill aggregations for wild vertebrates and mammals. The roadkill aggregations were significant for Euphractus sexcinctus, Conepatus semistriatus, Procyon cancrivorus, Hydrochoerus hydrochoerus, Cariama cristata, Boa constrictor amarali and Crotalus durissus collilineatus according to the taxonomic specific level. Thus, it is suggested that mitigation measures for vertebrate conservation must be implemented in the indicated areas.

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Wild vertebrates roadkill aggregations on the BR-050 highway, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil

Carvalho-Roel¹,

Custódio²,

Marçal³

2015

Biosci. J.

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“…Despite the growing interest in measuring the effectiveness of crossing structures for fauna to increase road permeability (e.g., Yanes et al 1995;Clevenger et al 2001;Grilo et al 2008;Mata et al 2008), there is an uncertainty when determining the most appropriate method to best evaluate their effectiveness. In fact only one study has compared the passage delectability among the methods, as well the cost-benefit for each method (Ford et al 2009).…”

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“…Increasing landscape permeability and minimizing animal-vehicle collisions (AVCs) are therefore key issues to be considered during road construction and improvement projects (Iuell et al 2003). The adaptation of incidental crossing structures built for other purposes (e.g., culverts to allow water passage under the roads) is one possible solution to restore animal movements across roads and its role has been widely investigated (e.g., Ascensão and Mira 2006;Clevenger et al 2001;Mata et al 2008;Taylor and Goldingay 2003;Yanes et al 1995).…”

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Surveying drainage culvert use by carnivores: sampling design and cost–benefit analyzes of track-pads vs. video-surveillance methods

Mateus

Grilo

Santos‐Reis

2010

Environ Monit Assess

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Environmental assessment studies often evaluate the effectiveness of drainage culverts as habitat linkages for species, however, the efficiency of the sampling designs and the survey methods are not known. Our main goal was to estimate the most cost-effective monitoring method for sampling carnivore culvert using track-pads and video-surveillance. We estimated the most efficient (lower costs and high detection success) interval between visits (days) when using trackpads and also determined the advantages of using each method. In 2006, we selected two highways in southern Portugal and sampled 15 culverts over two 10-day sampling periods (spring and summer). Using the track-pad method, 90% of the animal tracks were detected using a 2-day interval between visits. We recorded a higher number of crossings for most species using video-surveillance (n = 129) when compared with the track-pad technique (n = 102); however, the detection ability using the video-surveillance method varied with type of structure and species. More crossings were detected in circular culverts (1 m and 1.5 m diameter) than in box culverts (2 m to 4 m width), likely because video cameras had a reduced vision coverage area. On the other hand, carnivore species with small feet such as the common genet Genetta genetta were detected less often using the trackpad surveying method. The cost-benefit analyzes shows that the track-pad technique is the most appropriate technique, but video-surveillance allows year-round surveys as well as the behavior response analyzes of species using crossing structures.

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“…A instalação de cercas pode ser feita ao longo de toda a rodovia, como na Europa, ou apenas associadas às passagens de fauna funcionando como um direcionador, conduzindo o animal até a entrada da passagem (Beckmann et al, 2010). As cercas necessitam de manutenção constante e especificações que evitem que os animais pulem a cerca ou cavem e passem por baixo desta (Mata et al, 2008;Huijser et al, 2009;Beckmann et al, 2010). Com essa medida, a colisão entre veículos e animais é reduzida e a segurança dos usuários é maximizada (Grilo et al, 2009;Huijser et al, 2009;Beckmann et al, 2010).…”

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“…Como exemplo, existem os chamados jump-outs, que possibilitam que o animal saia, mas não entre já que é uma via única, caso ele consiga entrar na rodovia cercada (Huijser et al, 2009). Falhas em cercas que permitem a entrada de animais na rodovia em alguns trechos e dificultam a saída são um dos problemas encontrados nesse tipo de mitigação que depende de frequente manutenção (Mata et al, 2008). Além disso, em alguns casos as cercas não são a medida de mitigação mais adequada porque algumas espécies conseguem atravessá-las (cavando, pulando ou passando pela malha) ou porque algumas regiões têm características que prejudicam seu funcionamento em um período do ano, por exemplo, inundam nas estações chuvosas, fazendo com que a coluna d'água atinja a altura da rodovia, e, assim, facilitam a travessia de animais pela rodovia nesse período (Bager & Fontoura, 2013).…”

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A perspectiva da mídia online sobre os acidentes entre veículos e animais em rodovias brasileiras: uma questão de segurança?

Freitas

Barszcz

2015

Desenvolv. Meio Ambiente

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Artigo recebido em 25 de junho de 2014, versão final aceita em 12 de setembro de 2014. RESUMO:As colisões entre veículos e animais são um problema de segurança pública e de conservação da biodiversidade. Este estudo teve como objetivo avaliar os acidentes causados por colisões entre veículos e animais, analisando os animais envolvidos, o número de mortos e feridos, além da distribuição espacial e temporal desses acidentes no Brasil. Para tanto, utilizamos como método de amostragem notícias, disponíveis na internet, de acidentes entre veículos e animais registrados no Brasil no período de cinco anos. Analisamos 125 acidentes, que envolveram 135 animais, tendo como consequência 66 pessoas mortas, 166 feridos e 73 animais mortos. O principal resultado foi que a maioria dos acidentes envolveu animais domésticos, acarretando, principalmente, em pessoas feridas. No entanto, os acidentes com animais silvestres levaram mais pessoas a óbito, particularmente aqueles envolvendo capivaras. Além disso, discutimos as medidas mitigadoras mais adequadas e quais setores econômicos poderiam se interessar pelo tema.Palavras-chave: ecologia de estradas; animais domésticos; animais silvestres; segurança; óbitos.ABSTRACT: Wildlife-vehicle collisions are a concern for public security and biodiversity conservation. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the accidents caused by wildlife-vehicle collisions, analyzing the animals involved, the number of deceased and injured people, as well as the space and time distribution of accidents in Brazil. Therefore, we use as sampling method, news on accidents between vehicles and animals recorded in Brazil over a 5 years period, available on the web. We analyzed 125 accidents including 135 animals, 66 dead people, 166 injured people and 73 dead animals. The main result was that most of the accidents involved domestic animals, causing mainly injured people; however, accidents with wildlife caused more deceases, particularly involving capybaras. In addition, we discussed the most suitable mitigation measures and the economic sectors that could be interested in this issue.

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Are motorway wildlife passages worth building? Vertebrate use of road-crossing structures on a Spanish motorway

Cited by 122 publications

References 25 publications

Wild vertebrates roadkill aggregations on the BR-050 highway, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil

Wild vertebrates roadkill aggregations on the BR-050 highway, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil

Surveying drainage culvert use by carnivores: sampling design and cost–benefit analyzes of track-pads vs. video-surveillance methods

A perspectiva da mídia online sobre os acidentes entre veículos e animais em rodovias brasileiras: uma questão de segurança?

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