Wildlife Barriers at Fence Ends and at Access Roads and Wildlife Jump-Out Design
Started: June, 2020 End Date: November, 2022 Project ID #4W8455 Status: Ongoing
Objective
Abstract
The research team will investigate measures and barrier designs that are more likely to keep large wildlife species out of the fence road corridor at access roads and fence-ends. In the first task, the team will investigate measures aimed at reducing intrusions of large wild mammals, especially carnivores, at gaps in wildlife fences through a literature review and field experiments. The second task will focus on investigating measures to increase the use of wildlife jump-outs be deer species (white-tailed deer and mule deer) through a literature review and field experiments.
One of the field experiments is supported by a companion project: Wildlife Barriers at Access Roads Along a Highway in a Multi-functional Landscape on the Flathead Indian Reservation.
Contacts
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Marcel Huijser - PI
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Nova Simpson - Main External Contact
Sponsors & Partners
- Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) Sponsor
Related Information
Part of: Road Ecology, Wildlife
Project Tagged In: wildlife connectivity, wildlife fencing
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