Road Rage
Dollar T. 2001. Road Rage. Wildlife Conservation Magazine
Report of four-year study of animals killed on a 10 mile stretch of road through and around Saguaro National Park in Tucson. In addition to danger to animals from cars, roadcuts destroy habitats and create barriers to natural wildlife movement corridors, thwarting movement. Paved roads significantly alter natural hydrological schemes, affecting wildlife's habitats and behavior. Suggestions for mitigation of problems related to road building, such as REZ (Road Effect Zone), to reduce environmental impacts of highways are described.
- Type
- Generic Document
- Authors
- Dollar, Tom
- Date of Issue
- 2001
- Publisher
- Wildlife Conservation Magazine
- Units
- SAGU
- Keywords
- driving, highways, REZ (Road Effects Zone), roadkill, Saguaro National Park, wildlife