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Monitoring the Wildlife Use of Culverts and Underpasses Using Snow Tracking in Korea  

Choi Tae-Young (Environmental Planning Institute, Seoul National Univ.)
Lee Yong-Wook (Species Restoration Center, Korea National Park Service)
Whang Ki-Young (Korean Wildlife Conservation Group)
Kim Seon-Myoung (Korean Wildlife Conservation Group)
Park Moon-Sun (Korean Wildlife Conservation Group)
Park G-Rim (Green Korea United/Seorak)
Cho Beom-Joon (Wildlife Union)
Park Chong-Hwa (The Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Seoul National Univ.)
Lee Myung-Woo (Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Chonbuk National Univ.)
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Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology / v.20, no.3, 2006 , pp. 340-344 More about this Journal
Abstract
The objective of this paper was to investigate the potential of road-crossing structures as biological corridors that can overcome wildlife habitat fragmentation caused by road construction. Snow tracking on animal trace adjacent to and under bridges, underpasses, and culverts of eight rural highways in Korea was carried out. A total 89 structures were monitored and the results follow. First, the probability of road crossing increases with the increasing cross sectional size of crossing structures. Second, small to medium sized carnivores such as raccoon dog, leopard cat, and Siberian weasel use all types of structures. Finally, water deer, or large herbivore crossed only under bridges. Consequently, further studies are necessary to identify suitable types of road crossing structures that can mitigate the probability of road-kills and habitat fragmentation of water deer.
Keywords
WILDLIFE PASSAGE; UNDERPASS; CULVERT; SNOW TRACKING; WATER DEER;
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