Stefano Re
Prioritizing road sections for wildlife fencing to reduce road mortality.
Rel. Marco Bassani, Jochen Jaeger. Politecnico di Torino, Corso di laurea magistrale in Ingegneria Civile, 2019
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Abstract
Collisions between wildlife and vehicles can be extremely hazardous and have deadly consequences for both people and animals. The presence of animal along the road represents a significant risk-factor to road safety since their behavior is unpredictable and drivers cannot anticipate which direction the animal will move, and result in injuries and fatalities to drivers and passengers and millions of dollars of property damage losses for owners and insurers. Road mortality has also detrimental negative effects on the abundance, persistence probability, and genetic diversity of wildlife populations. Techniques designed to lessen the number of wildlife-vehicle collisions have been used for decades and are a necessary component of a sustainable transportation strategy.
Available evidence indicates that one of the most effective mitigation measure to date is the combined use of sections of fence in high-risk areas and wildlife crossing structures
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