Factors Affecting Road Mortality of White-Tailed Deer in Eastern South Dakota

Human-Wildlife Interactions

Ron J. Schauer¹  Dwight H. Galster²  Kevin L. Monteith²  Joshua A. Delger²  Troy W. Grovenburg²  Jonathan A. Jenks²  Wilbert W. Morlock³  Robert W. Klaver⁴ 

[1] South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks;South Dakota State University;South Dakota department of Game, Fish and Parks;U.S. Geological Survey;

关键词: deer–vehicle collision;    human–wildlife conflict;    odocoileus virginianus;    regression modeling;    south dakota;    white-tailed deer;   

DOI  :  10.26077/bpwc-e902

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) mortalities (n = 4,433) caused by collisions with automobiles during 2003 were modeled in 35 counties in eastern South Dakota. Seventeen independent variables and 5 independent variable interactions were evaluated to explain deer mortalities. A negative binomial regression model (Ln Y = 1.25 – 0.12 [percentage tree coverage] + 0.0002 [county area] + 5.39 [county hunter success rate] + 0.0023 [vehicle proxy 96–104 km/hr roads], model deviance = 33.43, χ2 = 27.53, df = 27) was chosen using a combination of a priori model selection and AICc. Management options include use of the model to predict road mortalities and to increase the number of hunting licenses, which could result in fewer DVCs.

【 授权许可】

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