Management of roadside salt pools to reduce moose-vehicle collisions

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 71, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 2304-2310

  Leblond, Mathieu ^a   Dussault, Christian ^b   Ouellet, Jean Pierre ^a   Poulin, Marius ^c   Courtois, Réhaume ^b   Fortin, Jacques ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

^b MINISTÈRE DES RESSOURCES NATURELLES ET DE LA FAUNE   (Canada)

^c Ministere des Transports du Quebec   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alces alces; Moose; Moose vehicle collision; Qu bec; Road safety; Roadside salt pool

Indexed keywords

BRACKISH WATER; COLLISION; DEER; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; INJURY; NATURE RESERVE; ROADSIDE ENVIRONMENT; SAFETY; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

CANADA; LAURENTIDES WILDLIFE RESERVE; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

ALCES ALCES;

EID: 48249126404     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2006-459     Document Type: Article

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