A Trial of a Solar-Powered, Cooperative Sensor/Actuator, Opto-Acoustical, Virtual Road-Fence to Mitigate Roadkill in Tasmania, Australia

When wildlife and motor vehicles collide, the result for the animals is often death (roadkill). A commercial roadkill mitigation device that forms a so-called virtual fence (VF), is said to reduce roadkill by up to 90%. A field trial to test its effectiveness was undertaken along a 4.5-km segment of...

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Main Authors: Bruce Englefield, Steven G. Candy, Melissa Starling, Paul D. McGreevy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-09-01
Series:Animals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/9/10/752