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Three decades of wildlife-vehicle collisions in a protected area: Main roads and long-distance commuting trips to migratory prey increase spotted hyena roadkills in the Serengeti

2023-03-01

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Vehicles kill many wild animals worldwide, including in protected areas, where the impacts of roads are increasing due to road development, the rise of human population at their boundaries, and the growing interest in wildlife tourism. Yet, knowledge on the factors influencing wildlife roadkills within protected areas is limited, particularly for large carnivores. Here we investigated spotted hyena (Crocuta crocut...

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Literature Corpus work: 919496cd-5de2-5c7a-bff4-27f7e6d91e73
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2023.109950

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