Planning-Support for Mitigation of Wildlife-Vehicle Collisions and Highway Impacts on Migration Routes in Wyoming

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• Alternative Title:
  Planning-Support for Mitigation of Wildlife-Vehicle Collisions and Highway Impacts on Migration Routes in Wyoming metadata transmittal form
• Creators:
  Riginos, Corinna ; Copeland, Holly ; Smith, Chauncey ; Sawyer, Hall ; Krasnow, Kevin ; Hart, Thomas
• Corporate Creators:
  Teton Science Schools ; Northern Rockies Conservation Cooperative
• Corporate Contributors:
  Wyoming. Department of Transportation ; United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Cost effectiveness
  • Habitat (Ecology)
  • Landscape design
  • Transportation planning
  • Wildlife
  • Road kill Animal vehicle crashes
  • Wildlife-vehicle collisions
  • TSS
  • WYDOT
  • NRCC
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-WY-16/10F
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States;Wyoming
• Edition:
  Final Report
• Corporate Publisher:
  Wyoming. Department of Transportation
• Abstract:
  Wyoming is home to abundant big game, including long-distance migratory species such as mule deer, elk, and pronghorn. Where these animals’ movement patterns intersect with roads, vehicles often hit animals. This poses a threat both to highway safety and to wildlife populations. Here, we identified 27 deer-vehicle collision "hotspots" in the state. We then analyzed the ecological and road characteristics that are associated with these areas. High rates of deer-vehicle collision are most strongly associated with high traffic volumes, high speed limits, deer migration habitat, deer winter-use areas, irrigated agriculture, and wetlands. We then examined the spatial and temporal patterns of collisions for each hotspot in relation to known deer migration routes and winter-use areas. Using these results, we suggest mitigation measures that are most suitable for each of the 27 collision hotspots.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  Grant No. RS03215
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/34185/dot_34185_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 13.48 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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