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ArticleHeliyon2023

Wildlife roadkill in Southwestern Ethiopia: Hotspots, drivers, and victim species.

Tariku Mekonnen Gutema, Alemneh Mersha, Abebayehu Aticho, Dessalegn Obsi Gemeda, Shiferaw Diriba, Tibebu Alemu, Dejene Gemechu, Tadese Habtamu, Dagne Tiruneh Dinsa, Diress Tsegaye and 1 more

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Article in Heliyon, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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2.0field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Tariku Mekonnen GutemaDepartment of Natural Resource Management, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Jimma University, P. O. Box 307, Jimma, Ethiopia.
Alemneh MershaTourism Training Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Abebayehu AtichoDepartment of Natural Resource Management, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Jimma University, P. O. Box 307, Jimma, Ethiopia.
Dessalegn Obsi GemedaDepartment of Natural Resource Management, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Jimma University, P. O. Box 307, Jimma, Ethiopia.
Shiferaw DiribaDepartment of Natural Resource Management, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Jimma University, P. O. Box 307, Jimma, Ethiopia.
Tibebu AlemuDepartment of Natural Resource Management, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Jimma University, P. O. Box 307, Jimma, Ethiopia.
Dejene GemechuDepartment of Social Anthropology, College of Social Sciences and Humanities, Jimma University, P. O. Box 378, Jimma, Ethiopia.
Tadese HabtamuDepartment of Biology, College of Natural Science, Jimma University, P. O. Box 378, Jimma, Ethiopia.
Dagne Tiruneh DinsaDepartment of English Language and Literature, College of Social Sciences and Humanities, Jimma University, P. O. Box 378, Jimma, Ethiopia.
Diress TsegayeDepartment of Biosciences, University of Oslo, P. O Box 1066, Blindern, 0316, Oslo, Norway.
Nils C StensethCentre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis (CEES), Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, P. O. Box1066, Blindern, Norway.
Jimma University · ETUniversity of Oslo · NO

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Wildlife-vehicle collision (WVC) is one of the major causes of wildlife mortality and a concern for conservationists worldwide. The study of roadkill data that can be used to develop appropriate measures and strategies for both wildlife conservation and traffic safety to mitigate the WVC and animals' mortality. Extensive studies have been conducted in the developed countries on the identification of WVC hotspots and its potential impact; however, less attention is given in developing countries. Because of this, the problem is not well understood in developing countries. This study was intended to identify victim species, hotspot areas for roadkill, and factors that contribute to WVC in Jimma Zone, along three roads leading from Jimma City. Data were collected using a citizen science approach and a skilled man power road survey (March-September 2022) to document the number and type of species killed. Three road segments (135 km in total) were surveyed weekly as a baseline for future research. All statistical analyses were carried out using R-software. In the present study, a total of 84 roadkill specimens were collected from 16 different mammal species, of which 85.7% were medium-sized carnivores. The findings showed that Jackals (

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CarnivoresJimmaRoadkillRoad safetyWildlife mortalities

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PMID37809595
PMCPMC10559101
OpenAlexW4386393169

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