Identification of Critical Zones of Wildlife Road Mortality in the Serra da Capivara National Park Region, Piauí
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https://doi.org/10.37002/biodiversidadebrasileira.v13i4.2412Keywords:
Roadkill, caatinga, wildlife, unit conservation, PiauíAbstract
Highways play an important role in economic and social development, but this type of project has a negative impact on the environment, causing damage to wildlife, such as the barrier effect and road mortality. This work aimed to gather information about the impact of roadkill on wild animals by monitoring two highways, BR-020 and PI-140, adjacent to the Serra da Capivara National Park and identifying critical areas of roadkill. The monitoring was carried out on a motorcycle at an average speed of 30 to 40 km/h, in weekly sampling campaigns, between July 2021 and June 2022, totaling 96 days. In addition to the wildlife road mortaliy, sightings of animals on the highways were also recorded. 329 individuals of wild dead animals were registered with a total rate of 0.114 animals/km/day, and 27 wild individuals were sighted. The five most affected species were: Rhinella marina, (n = 69), Galea spixii (n = 18), Coragyps atratus, (n = 14), Cerdocyon thous, (n = 11) and Oxyrhopus trigeminus (n = 10). The roadkill rate on PI-140 was higher than on BR-020 (W = 1653, p<0.05), and during the rainy season, a higher number of roadkill were recorded (W = 507, p<0.05). Aggregation analysis of roadkill considering all wild animals on BR-020 showed 16 clusters, while on PI-140, 18 clusters were detected. These results can contribute and help in decision-making for the implementation of mitigation measures, showing which are the most priority stretches of highways.
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