AN OVERVIEW OF BLACK BEAR ROADKILLS IN FLORIDA 1976-1995

The Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission began collecting data on black bear (Ursus americanus floridanus) roadkills in 1976. For each roadkill, the distance of the kill to the nearest highway landmark was recorded, and the carcass was retrieved for determination of age, sex, weight and other life history information. This report provides (1) a short summary and analysis of the black bear roadkill data, (2) identifies statewide locations of chronic highway problem areas for bear roadkills, and (3) discusses various measures the Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission uses to provide more protection for the black bear in Florida.

Supplemental Notes:
- Also published by Florida DOT as a paper in FL-ER-58-96, "Trends in Addressing Transportation Related Wildlife Mortality: Proceedings of the Transportation Related Wildlife Mortality Seminar (June 1996).
Corporate Authors:
Florida Department of Transportation

Haydon Burns Building, 605 Suwanee Street
Tallahassee, FL United States 32301

Federal Highway Administration

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC United States 20590
Authors:
- Gilbert, T
- Wooding, J
Conference:
- Transportation and Wildlife: Reducing Wildlife Mortality and Improving Wildlife Passageways Across Transportation Corridors
- Location: Orlando, Florida
- Date: 1996-4-30 to 1996-5-2
Publication Date: 1996-8

Language

English

Media Info

Features: Figures; References; Tables;
Pagination: p. 308-322

Subject/Index Terms

TRT Terms: Fatalities; Habitat (Ecology); Location; Traffic mitigation; Underpasses; Wildlife
Uncontrolled Terms: Black bears; Data; Fragmentation; Mitigation; Mortality
Geographic Terms: Florida
Subject Areas: Design; Environment; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

Accession Number: 00745675
Record Type: Publication
Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-PD-96-041
Files: TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
Created Date: Feb 3 1998 12:00AM