Overview of animal related-accidents in one of the world’s densest road network region ; Vue d'ensemble des animaux liés à des accidents sur l'un des réseaux routiers les plus denses du monde
With its 4.7 km/km² of public roads, Southern Belgium (Wallonia) has one of the densest road network of Western Europe. This network as well as the observed increase in main game species populations (red deer, roe deer and wild boar) make Wallonia an interesting region for studying the patterns of traffic accidents caused by animals. Moreover, compared to most of European countries, no statistics are available for this area. To shed light on the current situation of wildlife roadkills, the police database of traffic accident statement was thoroughly investigated. Those statements concern accid... Mehr ...
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| Dokumenttyp: | conference poster not in proceedings |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 2012 |
| Schlagwörter: | Roadkills / Wallonia / game species / Accidents de la route / Wallonie / gibier / Life sciences / Environmental sciences & ecology / Sciences du vivant / Sciences de l’environnement & écologie |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27288143 |
| Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
| Powered By: | BASE |
| Link(s) : | https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/133251 |
With its 4.7 km/km² of public roads, Southern Belgium (Wallonia) has one of the densest road network of Western Europe. This network as well as the observed increase in main game species populations (red deer, roe deer and wild boar) make Wallonia an interesting region for studying the patterns of traffic accidents caused by animals. Moreover, compared to most of European countries, no statistics are available for this area. To shed light on the current situation of wildlife roadkills, the police database of traffic accident statement was thoroughly investigated. Those statements concern accidents that occurred between 2006 and 2010. Each record includes date, time, species involved and information about the location of the accident event. Based on this dataset, we have analysed (i) composition and percentage of involved species, (ii) the consequence (material damages / bodily injuries), (iii) the spatial (type of roads, proximity to landscape features, ‘hot spot’ map) and (iv) temporal (daily, weekly and seasonal) distribution of animal-related accidents. In conclusion future research perspectives are presented. ; Avec ses 4,7 km/km ² de voie publique, le sud de la Belgique (Région Wallonne) possède l'un des réseaux routiers le plus dense d'Europe de l'Ouest. Ce réseau ainsi que l'augmentation observée dans les principales populations d'espèces de gibier (cerf, chevreuil et sanglier) font de la Wallonie une région intéressante pour étudier les schémas d'accidents de la circulation provoqués par les animaux. En outre, par rapport à la plupart des pays européens, aucune statistique n'est disponible pour cette zone. Pour faire la lumière sur la situation actuelle des accidents de la route impliquant la faune, la base de données de la police concernant les déclarations d'accidents de la circulation a été complètement étudiée. Ces déclarations concernent les accidents qui se sont produits entre 2006 et 2010. Chaque enregistrement comprend la date, l'heure, les espèces impliquées et des informations sur l'emplacement ...