In 2009, approximately 260,000 animal-vehicle collisions were reported in the United States, resulting in 12,000 human injuries and 173 human fatalities. Research has focused on identifying factors associated with high densities of animal-vehicle collisions, including variables such as traffic speed and volume, road design, topographic features, vegetative cover, and local deer or elk (Cervus elaphus) abundance. The purposes of this study were to document how often and where mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) crossed roads in a western United States wildland-urban interface area, and to relate deer road-crossing behavior to deer-vehicle collision locations. Seven adult mule deer (four males (M) and three females (F)) were captured and collared with GPS-enabled collars during December 2001 and January 2002. Five of the seven deployed collars were recovered. None of the roads in the study area appeared to act as a substantial barrier to deer passage. Deer home ranges straddled highways and primary, secondary, and tertiary arterial roads. Deer crossed all types of roads. The average number of times deer crossed road during 24 hours of monitoring ranged from 2.1 to 7.0. Deer in the Los Alamos townsite avoided crossing roads during day and before sunset.


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    Title :

    Life in the Fast Lane: Road Crossing Behavior of Mule Deer in a Wildland-Urban Interface


    Contributors:
    L. A. Hansen (author) / J. Biggs (author) / K. D. Bennett (author) / C. Bare (author) / S. R. Sherwood (author)

    Publication date :

    2012


    Size :

    20 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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