Project aims to gather, collate and model statistics on wildlife killed on roads in NSW both spatially and temporally. Predictive models of collision hot-spots will aid in targeting areas for mitigation and enable better road design.
Barriers to Wildlife
Project examines how wildlife perceive roads as barriers to movement and dispersal. Our focus is primarily on how the behaviour of different species affects their interaction with roads.
Permeability of Roads
Project examines how roads fragment populations and whether increasing the permeability of road can overcome the detrimental effects of fragmentation for Australian wildlife.
Mitigation Technologies
Project aims to evaluate existing technologies designed to reduce the incidence of collisions between wildlife and vehicles. A primary objective is to also develop new technologies adapted to Australian wildlife.
Community Perceptions
Project aims to assess community attitudes and perceptions of the effect of roads on wildlife and the environment, and seeks to identify means to promote education and safer driving.
Roadside Verge Characteristics
Project identifies the affect of road side verges on adjacent habitat and wildlife, looking at soil structure and chemical composition as well as the attraction of wildlife and its role in causing collisions with vehicles.
