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Identifying the hotspots of wildlife vehicle collision on the Çankırı Kırıkkale highway during summer

Ali Uğur ÖZCAN
Nuri Kaan ÖZKAZANÇ
Pages
722–730
Publication Date
2022-11-03
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Strategies to reduce the incidence of roadkill should be consideredfor these hotspots.

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Objective & Hypothesis:In this study, we identified hotspots of mammal vehicle collisions that occurred on the Çankırı Kırıkkale highway betweenMay and October 2014.
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Key Findings & Data:We collected 58 records from 6 species.
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Conclusion & Impact:Strategies to reduce the incidence of roadkill should be consideredfor these hotspots.
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In this study, we identified hotspots of mammal vehicle collisions that occurred on the Çankırı Kırıkkale highway betweenMay and October 2014. We collected 58 records from 6 species. Sixteen casualties occurred on the part of the road with low trafficvolume (1818 vehicles/day) and 42 casualties occurred on the part with moderate traffic volume (4680 vehicles/day). The two specieswith the highest number of records were hedgehogErinaceus concolor(n = 27) and red foxVulpes vulpes(n = 21). Hotspots of mammalvehicle collisions were detected with the CrimeStat3 program using 750-m bandwidth. We identified two spots of high incidence ofroadkill and 3 spots of moderate incidence of roadkill on the highway. Strategies to reduce the incidence of roadkill should be consideredfor these hotspots.

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ÖZCAN, A. U., ÖZKAZANÇ, N. K. (2022). Identifying the hotspots of wildlife vehicle collision on the Çankırı Kırıkkale highway during summer. Turkish Journal of Zoology, Cilt: 41 - Sayı: 4, 722–730. https://ajindex.com/articles/616186

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