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Understanding White-tailed Deer Sensory Abilities, Behavior, and Movement Ecology to Mitigate Deer-Vehicle Collisions: The Value of Long-term, Collaborative Research
Cover of Understanding White-tailed Deer Sensory Abilities, Behavior, and Movement Ecology to Mitigate Deer-Vehicle Collisions: The Value of Long-term, Collaborative Research

Accession Number:

01623631

Record Type:

Component

Abstract:

Deer-vehicle collisions (DVCs) are a nationwide concern resulting in loss of human lives and financial loss from vehicle damage. Wildlife warning reflectors, vehicle-mounted sound emitters, and roadside fences have been proposed to mitigate DVCs. However, these deterrents have been marketed and implemented with little scientifically based testing of their efficacy, especially in terms of how they are perceived by deer and how they do (or do not) alter deer behaviors. This paper provides a detailed review of a 14-year collaborative research program between Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) and university researchers designed to investigate the sensory abilities of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) and deer behavior as a basis for testing methods for deterring deer from entering roadways. State highway departments should consider the results of this empirical research before implementing vision- or sound-based deterrents or roadside fencing. These results also will provide a basis for planning additional research projects designed to mitigate DVCs in other states.

Supplemental Notes:

This paper was sponsored by TRB committee ANB20 Standing Committee on Safety Data, Analysis and Evaluation.

Monograph Accession #:

01618707

Report/Paper Numbers:

17-00809

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Jared, David M
Osborn, David A
D'Angelo, Gino J
Miller, Karl V
Warren, Robert J

Pagination:

14p

Publication Date:

2017

Conference:

Transportation Research Board 96th Annual Meeting

Location: Washington DC, United States
Date: 2017-1-8 to 2017-1-12
Sponsors: Transportation Research Board

Media Type:

Digital/other

Features:

Maps; Photos; References (19)

Geographic Terms:

Georgia

Subject Areas:

Highways; Safety and Human Factors

Source Data:

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2017 Paper #17-00809

Files:

PRP, TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Dec 8 2016 10:11AM