Road Kills


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Particular attention must be given to identifying and protecting regular crossing points and migratory corridors of wildlife. Along the section where the NGT road almost abuts Compartments no. 532 and 693 of the Chelama and Kambham Ranges of the GBM Sanctuary and Compartment no. 681 of reserve forest outside the GBM, fencing at selected sites could effectively reduce the possibility of road hit. However, due to the relative lack of confirmed knowledge of the effects of wildlife fencing on wildlife population dynamics[1], this mitigative measure should be applied only when absolutely necessary.

[1] For example, in Banff National Park, Canada, it was found that roadside fencing erected to reduce road kills, especially of elk, actually introduced changes to predator-prey relationships when coyotes discovered that the fences could be used to corner elk and make capture easier.