Essays about: "viltolyckor"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 16 essays containing the word viltolyckor.

  1. 1. Faunabroar: Är det framtiden för minskade viltolyckor?

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Author : Lisa Huss; [2023]
    Keywords : viltolycka; faunapassager; vilt; dataanalys;

    Abstract : Wildlife vehicle collisions (WVC) are a problem in the world that is costly and can create suffering for the affected. Every year about 65 000 WVC are reported in Sweden only. Fauna passages are built to try to reduce WVC and the fragmentation that road networks make. READ MORE

  3. 2. Förekomst av rådjur och dovhjort i förhållande till varandra : möjliga effekter av födokonkurrens

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management

    Author : Olof Skoglund; Axel Lomander; [2022]
    Keywords : dovhjort; rådjur; avskjutning; konkurrens; föda;

    Abstract : Competition in ecosystems can occur in different ways and it is especially important to understand the competition due to well-functioning game management in order to predict what will happen to the competitive situation if something change in the ecosystem. Competition between herbivores can limit certain ecosystem services or lead to a reduction in the biodiversity. READ MORE

  4. 3. The road and landscape features affecting the occurrence of ungulate-vehicle hotspots in Sweden

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Bwalya Chibwe; [2021]
    Keywords : ungulate-vehicle collisions; landscape analysis; hotspots; moose; roe deer; fallow deer; reindeer; wild boar;

    Abstract : European ungulate populations are increasing both in number and distributional range, resulting in more ungulate-vehicle collisions (UVC). These UVC cause socio-economic losses and are a growing problem in Sweden. Since 2010, drivers in Sweden are legally obliged to report UVC-accidents to the police. READ MORE

  5. 4. Should I stay or should I go : an experimental study on reactivity and habituation to acoustic stimuli in free-ranging ungulates

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Elina Bertne; [2021]
    Keywords : sound reactivity; novel sound; habituation; inter-individual variation; personality; roe deer;

    Abstract : Negative consequences of anthropogenic sound on wildlife is a well-established phenomenon and have received substantial attention in scientific literature. This evokes questions of what type of sounds perceived as disturbing or aversive to animals. READ MORE

  6. 5. Evaluating the behavioural response of moose (Alces alces) to acoustic stimuli

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Denice Lodnert; [2021]
    Keywords : Alces alces; behaviour; acoustic stimuli; behavioural response; acoustic deterrent; wildlife management;

    Abstract : Fear in animals is a motivational state that cause the animals to change their behaviour. Anti-predator behaviour is innate behaviours shown by prey species in situations where there is an increased risk of predation. This can be caused by the presence of the actual predator or by implied presence by acoustic, olfactory or visual cues. READ MORE