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http://dx.doi.org/10.11614/KSL.2018.51.3.234

Patterns of Snake Roadkills on the Roads in the National Parks of South Korea  

Kim, Seok-Bum (Korea National Park Service)
Lee, Jung-Hyun (National Institute of Biological Resources)
Park, Daesik (Division of Science Education, Kangwon National University)
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Korean Journal of Ecology and Environment / v.51, no.3, 2018 , pp. 234-244 More about this Journal
Abstract
The roadkill that animals die after bumping by vehicles on the roads is acting as a factor to decrease the size of various animal populations. It has also been known to be the biggest artificial causations of Vertebrata deaths not only in urban areas but also protected areas such as national parks. Nevertheless, in the national park areas which are major protected national areas for conservation of national biodiversity and ecological diversity, snake roadkills occur frequently. Up to date, related studies are rare. Therefore, in this study, we described snake roadkill patterns on the roads in six national parks between 2006 and 2015. We identified total 736 snake roadkills compromising 10 different species. Five species, Rhabdophis lateralis, Elaphe dione, Gloydius ussuriensis, Lycodon rufozonatus, Gloydius brevicaudus occupied more than 91.7% of total roadkill cases. Active forager snakes were killed by roadkills more than ambush foragers, and the snake roadkill frequency was the highest in September, a migration period and in August when the young individuals dispersed at between 100 and 799 m altitude areas. Roads where roadkills were frequent lie between forest and hydrosphere or between forest and crop field road sides. Our results could be used to identify the trend of snake roadkills on the roads in national parks, and to establish effective roadkill mitigation measures and policies.
Keywords
reptile; foraging type; vehicle collision; population conservation;
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