Roadkill Survey for Road Bikers |
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Wildlife occur almost everywhere people do. We like them and take them for granted. However, we are also losing them at an alarming rate. Because roads criss-cross many landscapes, they provide a convenient place from which to see certain wildlife. They are also where many animals die, hit by cars or trucks. Our project collects observations of wildlife along roads (and off them too) so that we can understand where they live and are moving to. In the case of roadkill, we also want to understand what causes roadkill, which animals are affected, whether or not there are roadkill "hotspots" and what we can do to reduce roadkill impacts on wildlife.
By contributing wildlife observation data, you help us to understand where wildlife live and the threats they face from (mostly) human activities. It helps a lot if you contribute a picture of the animal with your observation. Don't worry if you can't identify an animal to the species level right away. A picture will help us to do it and just saying "rabbit" or "hawk" is useful information too.
By contributing wildlife observation data, you help us to understand where wildlife live and the threats they face from (mostly) human activities. It helps a lot if you contribute a picture of the animal with your observation. Don't worry if you can't identify an animal to the species level right away. A picture will help us to do it and just saying "rabbit" or "hawk" is useful information too.
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Conducted in Partnership with the Road Ecology Center'
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How will this data be used?
1) Roadkill data are used to understand which species are affected, what time of year they are most affected, and where they are most affected. 2) Live and dead animal observations help us to understand distributions of wildlife in different parts of the world. In California, our system is the largest continuous wildlife monitoring project in the state and its all volunteer contributions. 3) Wildlife observations collected over time and space help us to understand threats that land-use and climate change pose to many species and how they are changing in response to these threats. Watch this brief video to learn why this project is important.
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Did You Know?
You can now download the app to record observations for this project.
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Adventurers and Scientists for Conservation,PO Box 1834 Bozeman, MT 59771,
406.579.9702, info@adventureandscience.org
