Examining vertebrate road mortality on highways passing through protected areas of eastern Ethiopia

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F68081766%3A_____%2F23%3A00580313" target="_blank" >RIV/68081766:_____/23:00580313 - isvavai.cz</a>

Nalezeny alternativní kódy

RIV/00216224:14310/23:00133012

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10344-023-01750-7" target="_blank" >https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10344-023-01750-7</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10344-023-01750-7" target="_blank" >10.1007/s10344-023-01750-7</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Examining vertebrate road mortality on highways passing through protected areas of eastern Ethiopia

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Highways bisecting protected areas can have adverse impacts on wild animals. Many studies around the world have investigated the intensities of roadkill resulting from such highways and the subsequent conservation impacts. However, there have been limited studies undertaken in developing countries in this regard. We investigated road-related mortality of three taxonomic groups (birds, mammals, and reptiles) on six roads in eastern Ethiopia that bisect four protected areas. We collected roadkill occurrence data in both dry and wet seasons by undertaking 34 systematic driven road surveys over a 5-month period. A total of 128 roadkill were recorded comprising 44 species belonging to 24 families. We recorded more bird and mammal roadkills, making up 46.9.% and 45.3% of the total samples, respectively. Out of the 44 species detected, 79.6% were of least concern, while 18.1% were vulnerable, i.e., near threatened and endangered species, while 2.3% were critically endangered. Diurnal species constituted the majority of roadkill detected (75%), followed by nocturnal (18.2%) and crepuscular (6.8%). Most records of roadkill (64.8%) were encountered in roads adjacent to protected areas, highlighting the potential threat that roads pose on wildlife within protected areas of Eastern Ethiopia. Our study is aimed at adding to the baseline of impacts of roads on wildlife in developing countries. Further study of spatial and temporal patterns of roadkill on the current study roads and other roads in the country will assist with a greater understanding of the impacts of roads in Ethiopia and allow appropriate mitigation measures to be proposed.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Examining vertebrate road mortality on highways passing through protected areas of eastern Ethiopia

Popis výsledku anglicky

Highways bisecting protected areas can have adverse impacts on wild animals. Many studies around the world have investigated the intensities of roadkill resulting from such highways and the subsequent conservation impacts. However, there have been limited studies undertaken in developing countries in this regard. We investigated road-related mortality of three taxonomic groups (birds, mammals, and reptiles) on six roads in eastern Ethiopia that bisect four protected areas. We collected roadkill occurrence data in both dry and wet seasons by undertaking 34 systematic driven road surveys over a 5-month period. A total of 128 roadkill were recorded comprising 44 species belonging to 24 families. We recorded more bird and mammal roadkills, making up 46.9.% and 45.3% of the total samples, respectively. Out of the 44 species detected, 79.6% were of least concern, while 18.1% were vulnerable, i.e., near threatened and endangered species, while 2.3% were critically endangered. Diurnal species constituted the majority of roadkill detected (75%), followed by nocturnal (18.2%) and crepuscular (6.8%). Most records of roadkill (64.8%) were encountered in roads adjacent to protected areas, highlighting the potential threat that roads pose on wildlife within protected areas of Eastern Ethiopia. Our study is aimed at adding to the baseline of impacts of roads on wildlife in developing countries. Further study of spatial and temporal patterns of roadkill on the current study roads and other roads in the country will assist with a greater understanding of the impacts of roads in Ethiopia and allow appropriate mitigation measures to be proposed.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

10613 - Zoology

Projekt

—

Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2023

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

European Journal of Wildlife Research

ISSN

1612-4642

e-ISSN

1439-0574

Svazek periodika

69

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

6

Stát vydavatele periodika

DE - Spolková republika Německo

Počet stran výsledku

12

Strana od-do

117

Kód UT WoS článku

001106631800001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85177041922