Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation

Abstract This study investigates the relationship between road geometry and traffic crashes on rural state roads in Zonguldak, Turkey, between 2016 and 2022. The objective is to quantify how specific combinations of geometric elements influence average crash frequency per kilometer. A total of 941 crashes were analyze…

Biodiversity is inherently valuable, and it is dangerous to view it as an asset or an engine of economic growth. However, biodiversity provides multiple values and services. Biodiversity is rapidly decreasing worldwide and one of the most important reasons for this is the deterioration of ecosystem functioning (nutrie…

Günümüzde, İnsansız Hava Araçları (İHA) çeşitli inovatif sektörlerde geniş kullanım alanları bulmuştur. Ormancılık bağlamında bu sistemler; ağaç boyu, göğüs yüksekliğindeki çap (DBH) ve taç boyutları gibi temel metriklerin belirlenmesinde kullanılmaktadır. Bu araştırma, Pinus nigra (karaçam) türü için özel olarak tasa…

This study evaluates conservation gaps of the critically endangered Baluchi Asiatic Black Bear (Ursus thibetanus gedrosianus) in Iran. The project encompassed habitat and conflict assessment, diet analysis, and local community engagement over 16 months. In addition to community-based activities conducted in southern I…

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The taxonomic status of Eryx jaculus is contentious. E. jaculus was known as a polytypic species in the past with the subspecies E. j. jaculus, E. j. turcicus, E. j. familiaris. However, some researchers suggested E. jaculus as a monotypic species. The aim of this study was to contribute to the understanding of the ta…

Background and Aims Forest road networks are a prerequisite for sustainable forest management. Despite sustained investment since the 1960s, no continuous national series has distinguished between the road categories reported in Turkish official statistics. This study compiles such a series for 1998–2025, establishes…

Sanayi devrimiyle birlikte ortaya çıkan demiryolu ağları, kentlerin ekonomik, sosyal ve mekânsal gelişiminde belirleyici rol oynamıştır. Ancak yirminci yüzyılın ikinci yarısında karayolu taşımacılığının yaygınlaşmasıyla birlikte, dünya genelinde birçok demiryolu hattı atıl durumda kalmıştır. Son yıllarda bu alanların…

Abstract Studies for the prevention of bird-induced malfunctions have been examined in the literature. In studies in the literature, some precautions have been taken to prevent birds from being placed in undesirable dangerous spots on conductors and poles. It has been observed that some of the measures are efficient a…