Wildlife roadkill in the Tsavo Ecosystem, Kenya: identifying hotspots, potential drivers, and affected species.

ABSTRACT: Roadkill is one of the highest causes of wildlife mortality and is of global conservation concern. Most roadkill studies have focused on wildlife in developed countries such as the United States of America and temperate biomes, but there are limited data for the impacts of roads on wildlife in the African tropics, where road infrastructure development is projected to grow rapidly in natural environments and conservation areas. The Tsavo Conservation Area is an important biodiversity hotspot in eastern Kenya and is bisected by a major highway and railways that connect the port of Mombasa to the interior. Along this infrastructure corridor, roadkill was recorded for 164 days over an 11-year period (2007-2018). In total, 1,436 roadkill were recorded from 13,008 km driven of a 164.42 km Nairob

SUBMITTER: Lala F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7972970 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature