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Effects of Highway Construction and Use on Big Game Population by A. Lorin Ward; United States Federal Highway Administration Offices of Research and Development; Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station (Fort Collins, Colo) is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Effects of Highway Construction and Use on Big Game Population about?

Pronghorn antelope, mule deer, and elk are affected by right-of-way fences and highway traffic. At least 153 antelope, 561 mule deer, and 10 elk have been killed through vehicle accidents along a 55-mile section of I-80 west of Laramie, Wyoming, during a 5.5-year period. Since antelope are reluctant to jump fences and use underpasses, I-80 is a barrier and the herds are managed accordingly. Antelope can be kept off the highway by maintaining good woven wire fences and preventing snow from drifting over the right-of-way fence. Mule deer jump right-of-way fences, but can be forced to use underpasses by using deer-proof fencing. Both resident and migratory mule deer are affected by roads and traffic. Proper management should provide safe deer crossings thus increasing the safety of the highway user. Since elk are large, they present a greater hazard to motorists, and should be discouraged from crossing highways by proper fencing and road location. New techniques using heart-rate telemetry shows great potential for use in further studies of animal behavior in relation to the ever increasing activities of man

Author

A. Lorin Ward; United States Federal Highway Administration Offices of Research and Development; Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station (Fort Collins, Colo)

Publisher

Dept. of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Offices of Research and Development : for sale by the National Technical Information Service, 1976.

Published

1976

Language

EN