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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 and Crossing Mitigation Measures: A Toolbox for the Montana Department of Transportation 4Mb Animal-Vehicle Collision Data Collection; A Synthesis of Highway Practice, 2011 (PDF)

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

US 93 North post-construction wildlife vehicle collision and wildlife crossing monitoring on the Flathead Indian Reservation between Evaro and Polson, Phase II Final Report, Montana, 2016 (PDF)

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Banff Wildlife Crossings Project: Integrating Science and Education in Restoring Population Connectivity Across Transportation Corridors, 2009 (PDF)

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.

US 93 North post-construction wildlife-vehicle collision and wildlife crossing monitoring on the Flathead Indian Reservation between Evaro and Polson, Montana, Phase II Final Report, 2016 (PDF)

Handbook for Design and Evaluation of Wildlife Crossing Structures in North America, 2011 (PDF)

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Cost Benefit Analyses of Mitigation Measures Aimed at Reducing Collisions with Large Ungulates in the United States and Canada: a Decision Support Tool, 2009 (PDF)

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