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...‘generic’ wildlife underpasses have successfully
reduced road kills for a variety of vertebrates...
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implemented in Florida to protect waterbirds statewide (Rodgers and
Smith 1995). Measures to prevent wildlife resources from being roadkilled
are more costly. Wildlife underpasses have been retrofitted for
specific species such as the Florida panther (Puma concolor; Foster
and Humphrey 1995) and the spotted salamander (Ambystoma
maculatum; Jackson and Tyning 1989). On the other end of the
spectrum, ‘generic’ wildlife underpasses have successfully reduced
road kills for a variety of vertebrates (Dodd et al. 2004).
Future studies at JDSP must focus on the spatial distribution of
road killed animals such that pilot measures to reduce road-kills at JDSP can be implemented in the most needed areas. Any measures
implemented need to be evaluated for mortality efficiency (i.e.
Dodd et al. 2004) and economic efficacy perspectives so that wildlife |
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management practices among a continuum can be discontinued,
maintained, adjusted, or increased. Acknowledgements: We thank the many Park Rangers, Park
Administrators, and District Biologists that doggedly participated in
road-kill data collection during the years of this study. Special thanks
goes to Fabiola Santamaria for helping put together the table.
Literature Cited (Removed for space; please contact author for
citations.*)
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed:
Robin.Rossmanith@dep.state.fl.us
Robin J. Rossmanith - Jonathan Dickinson State Park, 16450 S.E. Federal Highway, Hobe
Sound, Florida 33455, USA
Henry T. Smith - Florida Park Service, District 5 Administration, 13798 S.E. Federal
Highway, Hobe Sound, Florida 33455, USA | |
