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Wildlife-Vehicle Collisions in Croatia – A Hazard for Humans and Animals
Nikica Šprem
; University of Zagreb, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Special Zoology, Game, Fishes and Bees, Zagreb, Croatia
Dejan Duduković
; University of Zagreb, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Special Zoology, Game, Fishes and Bees, Zagreb, Croatia
Tomislav Keros
; Croatian Veterinary Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
Dean Konjević
orcid.org/0000-0002-8584-9825
; University of Zagreb, Veterinary Faculty, Department for Game Biology, Pathology and Breeding, Zagreb, Croatia
Sažetak
Wildlife-vehicle collisions (WVC) have increased and now there is a world-wide problem related to significant mortality of wildlife, habitat fragmentation, change in behavior and even disappearance of local endangered populations. Along with these deleterious effects on wildlife, WVC can also result in injuries and deaths of humans. During the three-year monitoring, a total of 7,495 wildlife-vehicle collisions were recorded, including mainly roe deer (73%), while other species
were less frequently affected (wild boar – 9%; brown hare – 5%; and red deer and pheasant each with 4%). Incidence of wildlife-vehicle collisions were observed according to territorial distribution, seasonal and daily occurrence and type of road (total and per 1 km).
Ključne riječi
wildlife-vehicle collisions; risk factors; mitigation measures
Hrčak ID:
104610
URI
Datum izdavanja:
1.7.2013.
Posjeta: 1.584 *