Essays about: "wildlife-vehicle collision"

Found 4 essays containing the words wildlife-vehicle collision.

  1. 1. Wildlife-vehicle collisions : An evaluation of the mitigation effect by ecoducts and fauna bridges in Sweden

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för geografi

    Author : Anna Rietz; [2023]
    Keywords : Space time pattern mining; Space time cube; Emerging hot spot analysis; Overlay analysis; Bivariate choropleth map; ArcGIS Pro; Wildlife-vehicle collision WVC ; Annual daily traffic;

    Abstract : The occurrence of wildlife vehicle collisions (WVCs) is an increasing problem in Sweden with a calculated increase of 45 percent from 2015 to 2022. The highest measured number of WVCs occurred in 2021 with over 67,000 reported incidents, where only the payment for the search of wounded animals were approximately 60 million Swedish crowns. READ MORE

  3. 2. Feasibility of reintroduction of European Bison (Bison bonasus) to Sweden with focus on traffic accidents

    University essay from SLU/Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre

    Author : Michael Topszewski; [2023]
    Keywords : wildlife-vehicle collision; risk prediction; reintroduction feasibility; european bison; Bison bonasus; moose; Alces alces; Human-wildlife conflict;

    Abstract : The historical occurrence of European bison (Bison bonasus) in Sweden during the early Holocene emphasizes the ecological significance for a potential reintroduction. The European bison, the largest herbivore on the European continent, is a keystone species with a significant influence on ecosystem dynamics. READ MORE

  4. 3. Viltpassager deras utformning, funktion och hur de nyttjas av djur

    University essay from SLU/Other

    Author : Hanna Åberg; [2019]
    Keywords : viltpassager; vilt; ekologi; ; viltbroar; viltolyckor; konnektivitet;

    Abstract : Infrastrukturer så som bilvägar, tågbanor och elledningar breder ut sig över landskapet och kan vara svåra för vilda djur att korsa. När vilt försöker korsa vägen riskerar de att stöta samman med fordonen på vägen. Viltolyckor kan leda till att både människor och vilt skadas eller avlider. READ MORE

  5. 4. A risk analysis of moose close to roads

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies

    Author : Anneli Stigsdotter; [2009]
    Keywords : Alces alces; moose; traffic; collision; GIS; GPS; movement; migration; prevention methods;

    Abstract : For many decades the increase in traffic volume, expansion of highways and infrastructure has lead to an increase of wildlife vehicle collisions which are unfortunately very common in many countries today. They cause great deal of material damage and even kill humans or wildlife. READ MORE