Evaluating the potential of the otto® wildlife GPS device to record roadside moose and deer locations for use in wildlife vehicle collision mitigation planning

Wildlife Biology in Practice

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-13

  Hesse, G ^a   Rea, R V ^b   Klassen, N ^b   Emmons, S ^b   Dickson, D ^c,d  

^a British Columbia Conservation Foundation   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c Insurance Corporation of British Columbia   (Canada)

^d ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Animal; Animal vehicle collision; Carcass; Highways; Hot spots; Road ecology; Roadkill

Indexed keywords

ALCES ALCES; ANIMALIA; CERVIDAE; ODOCOILEUS;

EID: 78549284880     PISSN: 16462742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2461/wbp.2010.6.1     Document Type: Article

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