Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) movements were investigated with Global Position System (GPS) telemetry from 2007 to 2008 along a 28-mile stretch of U.S. Highway 89 in northern Arizona to develop strategies to enhance permeability with future highway reconstruction. Research objectives were to: (1) Assess pronghorn movement patterns and distribution and determine highway permeability. (2) Investigate the relationships of pronghorn distribution patterns to vehicular traffic volume. (3) Assess the influence of fencing on pronghorn highway crossing patterns and permeability. (4) Investigate pronghorn-vehicle collision patterns. (5) Develop recommendations to enhance pronghorn highway permeability. The team tracked 37 pronghorn (20 females, 17 males) with GPS receiver collars. Of 118,181 GPS fixes, 1,125 occurred within 0.15 mile of US 89, and 3,794 occurred within 0.30 mile. Only one pronghorn crossed US 89 during the two years of tracking. The mean passage rate was a negligible 0.006 crossings/approach. No collisions with vehicles were recorded during the study. In total, 5,035 weighted pronghorn approaches, number of animals/segment, and five other criteria were used to rate 0.6-mile highway segments for suitability as passage structure locations. The team recommended 3.2-mile spacing between passage structures and three sites for passage structures integrated with fencing and noise reduction measures.


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    Titel :

    Assessment of Pronghorn Movements and Strategies to Promote Highway Permeability


    Beteiligte:
    N. L. Dodd (Autor:in) / J. W. Gagnon (Autor:in) / S. Sprague (Autor:in) / S. Boe (Autor:in) / R. E. Schweinsburg (Autor:in)

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2010


    Format / Umfang :

    84 pages


    Medientyp :

    Report


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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