Wildlife-Vehicle Collisions and Mitigation: Current Status and Factor Analysis in South Korea.

ABSTRACT: Severe habitat loss and fragmentation due to extensive road development have escalated wildlife-vehicle collisions (WVCs) as one of the major causes of wildlife mortality. This study, spanning 9 years from 2009 to 2017, presents comprehensive WVC data in South Korea, including species composition, seasonal and regional patterns, and road factors influencing WVCs, aiming to analyze their impact and propose effective mitigation strategies. We collected WVC data with road variables for 9 years from 4561 km of nationwide monitoring road sections and analyzed the data to understand the relationship between WVCs and road characteristics, as well as species-specific patterns. A nationwide survey identified 13,606 WVCs involving 143 terrestrial vertebrate species, and patterns and models of the to

SUBMITTER: Hwang JW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11505253 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature