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dc.contributor.authorBíl, Michal
dc.contributor.authorAndr ́aˇsik, Richard
dc.contributor.authorCícha, Vojtˇech
dc.contributor.authorArnon, Amir
dc.contributor.authorKruuse, Maris
dc.contributor.authorLangbein, Jochen
dc.contributor.authorNáhlik, András
dc.contributor.authorNiemi, Milla
dc.contributor.authorPokorny, Boštjan
dc.contributor.authorColino-Rabanal, VictorJ.
dc.contributor.authorRolandsen, Christer Moe
dc.contributor.authorSeiler, Andreas
dc.coverage.spatialCzechia, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Israel, Norway, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Scotland, Englanden_US
dc.date.accessioned2021-04-08T07:42:17Z
dc.date.available2021-04-08T07:42:17Z
dc.date.created2021-04-06T13:21:55Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.identifier.issn0006-3207
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11250/2736745
dc.description.abstractMillions of wild animals are killed annually on roads worldwide. During spring 2020, the volume of road traffic was reduced globally as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic. We gathered data on wildlife-vehicle colli-sions (WVC) from Czechia, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Israel, Norway, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and for Scotland and England within the United Kingdom. In all studied countries WVC statistics tend to be dominated by large mammals (various deer species and wild boar), while information on smaller mammals as well as birds are less well recorded. The expected number of WVC for 2020 was predicted on the basis of 2015–2019 WVC time series representing expected WVC numbers under normal traffic conditions. Then, the forecasted and reported WVC data were compared. The results indicate varying levels of WVC decrease between countries during the COVID-19 related traffic flow reduction (CRTR). While no significant change was determined in Sweden, where the state-wide response to COVID-19 was the least intensive, a decrease as marked as 37.4% was identified in Estonia. The greatest WVC decrease, more than 40%, was determined during the first weeks of CRTR for Estonia, Spain, Israel, and Czechia. Measures taken during spring 2020 allowed the survival of large numbers of wild animals which would have been killed under normal traffic conditions. The significant effects of even just a few weeks of reduced traffic, help to highlight the negative impacts of roads on wildlife mortality and the need to boost global efforts of wildlife conservation, including systematic gathering of roadkill data. Wildlife-vehicle collisions Wildlife crash reporting systems Traffic flow Ungulates Mesocarnivores COVID-19 lockdownen_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsNavngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no*
dc.subjectWildlife-vehicle collisionsen_US
dc.subjectWildlife crash reporting systemsen_US
dc.subjectTraffic flowen_US
dc.subjectUngulatesen_US
dc.subjectMesocarnivoresen_US
dc.subjectCOVID-19 lockdownen_US
dc.titleCOVID-19 related travel restrictions prevented numerous wildlife deaths on roads: A comparative analysis of results from 11 countriesen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.rights.holder© 2021 The Author(s).en_US
dc.subject.nsiVDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Zoologiske og botaniske fag: 480en_US
dc.source.volume256en_US
dc.source.journalBiological Conservationen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.biocon.2021.109076
dc.identifier.cristin1902389
dc.relation.projectAndre: Slovenian Research Agencyen_US
dc.relation.projectAndre: Ministry of Transport, Czech Republicen_US
dc.relation.projectAndre: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food, Republ Sloveniaen_US
dc.source.articlenumber109076en_US
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