Assist. Prof. Dr. Samar Al Sayegh Petkovšek, Klemen Kotnik, Prof. Dr. Kristijan Breznik in Prof. Dr. Boštjan Pokorny have published an original scientific paper entitled: »Wildlife mortality on the Slovenian highways: monthly patterns, identification of hotspots and effectiveness of acoustic deterrents« in the prestigious international journal Urban Ecoystems.
In the paper species composition and monthly patterns of roadkill of large and medium sized mammal species along 778 km of Slovenian highways in the period 2018–2020 were presented. Apart from providing the first comprehensive data on monthly patterns of roadkill as a proxy of wildlife-vehicle collisions at Slovenian highways and identifying linear collision hotspots, they also tested the impact of acoustic deterrents installed at highway interchanges in late 2018 on wildlife-vehicle collisions frequency. Further, it was highlighted in the paper, that recognising hotspots and monthly patterns is crucial for implementing mitigation measures to reduce roadkill on Slovenian highways.
Paper is avaliable on: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11252-024-01616-z