Ultrasonic device effectiveness in keeping rodents off the road
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Summary: | Finding achievable ways to reduce roads’ impacts on wildlife is a conservation priority. Road verges may be important refuges for small fauna, making them good hunting sites for predators. These make both prey and predators vulnerable to vehicle collisions. Thus, actions aiming to dissuade these animals from approaching roads are needed. Here we tested the effectiveness of ultrasonic devices to keep rodents away from the road verges.We hypothesised that exposing rodents to ultrasounds will cause them to stay away from the device and, consequently, from the road. We sampled rodents before and after the devices were switched on. Our results showed a reduction in animal activity after 10 days with the devices on. The next step is to analyse if this behaviour translates in a reduction of wildlife-vehicle collisions of rodents and their predators. |
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Ultrasonic device effectiveness in keeping rodents off the roadWildelife-vehicle collisionUltrasoundsMiceMortalityMitigationFinding achievable ways to reduce roads’ impacts on wildlife is a conservation priority. Road verges may be important refuges for small fauna, making them good hunting sites for predators. These make both prey and predators vulnerable to vehicle collisions. Thus, actions aiming to dissuade these animals from approaching roads are needed. Here we tested the effectiveness of ultrasonic devices to keep rodents away from the road verges.We hypothesised that exposing rodents to ultrasounds will cause them to stay away from the device and, consequently, from the road. We sampled rodents before and after the devices were switched on. Our results showed a reduction in animal activity after 10 days with the devices on. The next step is to analyse if this behaviour translates in a reduction of wildlife-vehicle collisions of rodents and their predators.Comissão Europeia., Programa LIFE. Projeto LIFE LINES (LIFE14 NAT/PT/001081)European Journal of Wildlife Research2023-01-11T11:30:52Z2023-01-112020-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://hdl.handle.net/10174/33364http://hdl.handle.net/10174/33364https://doi.org/10.1007/s10344-020-1361-8engSousa-Guedes, D.; Ribeiro, H.; Vaz-Freire, T.; Mira, A.; Sillero, N. 2020. Ultrasonic device effectiveness in keeping rodents off the road. European Journal of Wildlife Research 66:23.https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10344-020-1361-866European Journal of Wildlife ResearchMED, BIOndndteresavazfreire@gmail.comamira@uevora.ptneftali.pablos@fc.up.pt221Sousa-Guedes, DianaRibeiro, HélderVaz-Freire, Maria TeresaMira, AntónioSillero, Neftalíinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2024-01-03T19:35:06Zoai:dspace.uevora.pt:10174/33364Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-20T01:22:11.951794Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Ultrasonic device effectiveness in keeping rodents off the road |
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Ultrasonic device effectiveness in keeping rodents off the road |
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Ultrasonic device effectiveness in keeping rodents off the road Sousa-Guedes, Diana Wildelife-vehicle collision Ultrasounds Mice Mortality Mitigation |
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Ultrasonic device effectiveness in keeping rodents off the road |
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Ultrasonic device effectiveness in keeping rodents off the road |
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Ultrasonic device effectiveness in keeping rodents off the road |
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Ultrasonic device effectiveness in keeping rodents off the road |
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Ultrasonic device effectiveness in keeping rodents off the road |
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Sousa-Guedes, Diana |
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Sousa-Guedes, Diana Ribeiro, Hélder Vaz-Freire, Maria Teresa Mira, António Sillero, Neftalí |
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Ribeiro, Hélder Vaz-Freire, Maria Teresa Mira, António Sillero, Neftalí |
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Sousa-Guedes, Diana Ribeiro, Hélder Vaz-Freire, Maria Teresa Mira, António Sillero, Neftalí |
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Wildelife-vehicle collision Ultrasounds Mice Mortality Mitigation |
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Wildelife-vehicle collision Ultrasounds Mice Mortality Mitigation |
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Finding achievable ways to reduce roads’ impacts on wildlife is a conservation priority. Road verges may be important refuges for small fauna, making them good hunting sites for predators. These make both prey and predators vulnerable to vehicle collisions. Thus, actions aiming to dissuade these animals from approaching roads are needed. Here we tested the effectiveness of ultrasonic devices to keep rodents away from the road verges.We hypothesised that exposing rodents to ultrasounds will cause them to stay away from the device and, consequently, from the road. We sampled rodents before and after the devices were switched on. Our results showed a reduction in animal activity after 10 days with the devices on. The next step is to analyse if this behaviour translates in a reduction of wildlife-vehicle collisions of rodents and their predators. |
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Sousa-Guedes, D.; Ribeiro, H.; Vaz-Freire, T.; Mira, A.; Sillero, N. 2020. Ultrasonic device effectiveness in keeping rodents off the road. European Journal of Wildlife Research 66:23. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10344-020-1361-8 66 European Journal of Wildlife Research MED, BIO nd nd teresavazfreire@gmail.com amira@uevora.pt neftali.pablos@fc.up.pt 221 |
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