Roadkill hotspots in a protected area of Cerrado in Brazil: planning actions to conservation
Journal Title: Revista MVZ Cordoba - Year 2016, Vol 21, Issue 2
Abstract
Objective. Here we aimed to identify the main points of animal death by roadkill in the view of helping mitigation plans and reducing the impact over the local fauna of a protected area. Materials and methods. We surveyed the roads around a protected area of Cerrado (São Paulo, Brazil) from May 2012 to August 2013. We recorded the local of roadkills, biometric and morphologic data of the animals, and collected samples of tissue for molecular species confirmation. Results. Thirty-one roadkilled animals were registered, including threatened species: Leopardus pardalis; Cuniculus paca and Chrysocyon brachyurus. Most roadkills were represented by mammals (54.8%) and reptiles (38.7%), and the mortality rate was 1.46 animals/km/year. Three roadkill hotspots were detected, suggesting that they were important points of animal crossing, probably because of the existence of natural remnant vegetation and intersection of roads by riparian vegetation. Conclusions. This work provided strong evidence of the most critical points where mitigation strategies should be immediately implemented and highlighted the importance of detecting roadkill hotspots and the species or taxonomic groups more affected, helping to elaborate effective actions that can improve fauna conservation.
Authors and Affiliations
Bruno H Saranholi, M. Sc *| Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Depto. de Genética e Evolução, CEP 13565-905 São Carlos-SP, Brasil.Correspondence: bruno.saranholi@gmail.com, Mariano M Bergel, Esp| Instituto Florestal, Secretaria do Meio Ambiente do Governo do Estado de São Paulo, CEP: 02377-000, Brasil., Paulo HP Ruffino, M. Sc| Instituto Florestal, Secretaria do Meio Ambiente do Governo do Estado de São Paulo, CEP: 02377-000, Brasil., Karen G Rodríguez-C, M. Sc| Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Depto. de Genética e Evolução, CEP 13565-905 São Carlos-SP, Brasil., Lucas A Ramazzotto, Biotec| Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Depto. de Genética e Evolução, CEP 13565-905 São Carlos-SP, Brasil., Patrícia D de Freitas, Ph. D| Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Depto. de Genética e Evolução, CEP 13565-905 São Carlos-SP, Brasil., Pedro M Galetti Jr, Ph. D| Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Depto. de Genética e Evolução, CEP 13565-905 São Carlos-SP, Brasil.
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