Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia (Dec 2013)

Levantamento de animais silvestres atropelados em trecho da rodovia BR482

  • C.M. Sássi,
  • A.A.T. Nascimento,
  • R.F.P. Miranda,
  • G.D. Carvalho

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/S0102-09352013000600041
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 65, no. 6
pp. 1883 – 1886

Abstract

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The objective of this study was to evaluate the occurrence of wild animals found run over on the highway BR482 in the stretch between the cities Conselheiro Lafaiete and Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The average of run over was 0.010 animals/km traveled. The mammals represented the most hit, followed by birds, amphibians and reptiles. This work, pioneered in this region, presents the species most affected by the traffic in the highway BR482 and contributes to a preliminary assessment of the present fauna of this region and the anthropological impact along that stretch.

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