Federal Lands Wildlife-Vehicle Collision Data Coordination
Started: September, 2016 Ended: September, 2017 Project ID #4w6425 Status: Completed
Results & Findings
Objective
The goal of the project is to facilitate Federal Land Management Agency (FLMA) coordination, specifically between the National Park Service (NPS) and US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), for collecting, storing, mapping, sharing, and analyzing WVC data, in coordination with surrounding transportation networks and entities.
Abstract
Although the NPS and FWS do not systematically collect road-related wildlife mortality data, a 2007 NPS service-wide survey of resource managers indicates that road-caused mortality significantly affects wildlife populations (Ament et al. 2008). In addition, based on the most recent NPS vehicle crash data that is available, nationally, the NPS experiences a higher rate of crashes involving wildlife as compared to other jurisdiction’s public roadways.
This project will facilitate coordination of FLMA and stakeholder WVC data collection by understanding existing processes and identifying data collection needs. The project will result in an assessment of existing data collection systems and the development of an Implementation and Sustainability Plan including FLMA recommendations for coordinating WVC data collection, reporting and analysis.
(This Phase 1 research effort comprised two projects led by separate researchers. This project represents the research component led by Mike Wittie.)
Contacts
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Mike Wittie - PI
Files & Documents
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Federal Lands Wildlife-Vehicle Collision Data Coordination Project
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Sponsors & Partners
- U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) Sponsor
Related Information
Part of: Road Ecology
Project Tagged In: wildlife-vehicle collisions, data collection
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