Sustainable Landscape Planning to Mitigate Wildlife–Vehicle Collisions

Ancuta Fedorca, Mihai Fedorca, Ovidiu Ionescu, Ramon Jurj, Georgeta Ionescu and Marius Popa
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Ancuta Fedorca: Wildlife Department, National Institute for Research and Development in Forestry Marin Dracea, 077190 Voluntari, Romania
Mihai Fedorca: Wildlife Department, National Institute for Research and Development in Forestry Marin Dracea, 077190 Voluntari, Romania
Ovidiu Ionescu: Wildlife Department, National Institute for Research and Development in Forestry Marin Dracea, 077190 Voluntari, Romania
Ramon Jurj: Wildlife Department, National Institute for Research and Development in Forestry Marin Dracea, 077190 Voluntari, Romania
Georgeta Ionescu: Wildlife Department, National Institute for Research and Development in Forestry Marin Dracea, 077190 Voluntari, Romania
Marius Popa: Wildlife Department, National Institute for Research and Development in Forestry Marin Dracea, 077190 Voluntari, Romania

Land, 2021, vol. 10, issue 7, 1-13

Abstract: Road development, traffic intensification, and collisions with wildlife represent a danger both for road safety and species conservation. For planners, deciding which mitigation methods to apply is often problematic. Through a kernel density estimate, we analyzed 715 crossing locations and wildlife–vehicle collisions (WVCs) involving brown bears, lynx, wolf, red deer, roe deer, and wild boar in the Southeastern Carpathian Mountains. We identified 25 WVC hotspots, of which eight require urgent mitigation of existing infrastructure. Moreover, many of these hotspots are in Natura 2000 sites, along road sections where vegetation is in close proximity, animal movement is the highest, and driver visibility is low. Our study is the first in Romania to recommend practical solutions to remediate WVC hotspots and benefit sustainable landscape management.

Keywords: traffic; wildlife–vehicle collisions; infrastructure; safety (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q2 Q24 Q28 Q5 R14 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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