Roads & Wildlife Data
Crossing Structures Save Lives and Money
The following research papers and websites provide data on various wildlife connectivity and road safety strategies used in Montana, the United States, and the world. They offer communities, educational institutions, and government agencies the opportunity to learn best practices on how to save lives, reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions, improve habitat connectivity, and be cost-effective.
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Wildlife-vehicle Collision Reduction Study; Report to Congress, 2008 (PDF)
Effectiveness of Short sections of Wildlife Fencing and Crossing Structures along Highways in Reducing Wildlife–Vehicle Collisions and Providing Safe Crossing Opportunities for Large Mammals. Biological Conservation, 2016
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15 Years of Banff Research: What we’ve learned and why it’s important beyond the park boundary, 2011 (PDF)
Ten Quick Facts about Highway Wildlife Crossings in Banff National Park, 2012 (PDF)
Effects of Highways on Fragmentation of Small Mammal Populations and Modifications of Crossing Structures (Culverts) to Mitigate Such Impacts, Biological Conservation, 2016
Wildlife Crossings Toolkit (US Forest Service and National Park Service)
Corridors and Landscape Connectivity: Clarifying the Terminology, May 2009 (PDF)
Effects of Roads and Traffic on Wildlife Populations and Landscape Function, Ecology and Society Journal 2011
Wildlife Habitat Connectivity Across European Highways, 2002 (PDF)
Effectiveness of Short sections of Wildlife Fencing and Crossing Structures along Highways in Reducing Wildlife–Vehicle Collisions and Providing Safe Crossing Opportunities for Large Mammals. Biological Conservation, 2016.
Handbook for Design and Evaluation of Wildlife Crossing Structures in North America, 2011 (PDF)
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