Worldwide, collisions with large mammals (particularly wild ungulates) provoke a considerable risk for road safety and represent an important economic loss; moreover, they significantly contribute to wildlife mortality, represent an important risk for viability of endangered species, and hamper the outcome of the population management. In the contribution, we presented the following data/information: (i) General information on problematics of collisions with wildlife (WVC) in Slovenia and Europe. (ii) Inter-annual variability in traffic-related mortality of roe deer, red deer and wild boar in Slovenia, and main reasons for decreasing trend in road-kill of roe deer in the period 2010–2017. (iii) Spatial patterns of WVC in Slovenia, with emphasis on the importance of collecting data in a high spatial resolution. (iv) Effectiveness of deterrents, which have been implemented and regularly monitored on )150 problematic road sections since 2006. In conclusions, recent activities for reducing the traffic-related mortality of ungulates and brown bear were highlighted, and management implications were discussed.
B.03 Paper at an international scientific conference
COBISS.SI-ID: 5308582In the last four decades, rapid development of molecular-genetic tools has enabled integration of genetic, ecological and spatial data, and thus better understanding of changes in genetic variability and in life-history traits of species due to their evolutionary response to environmental changes. As a case study confirming the importance and implacability of molecular ecology for nature conservation and sustainable management of wildlife populations we presented preliminary findings of the study on European roe deer, using large set of individuals hunted in 2017 and 2018 in the model hunting ground Oljka, Šmartno ob Paki. By employing molecular markers, we determined genetic population structure and relativeness of individuals (paternity), described dispersion of juveniles, and assessed the effect of fragmentation (i.e., anthropogenic and geographical barriers) on the genetic makeup of individuals in the studied population. These results importantly contribute to better understanding of the influence of fragmentation on the genetic structure of roe deer in spatiotemporal context.
B.04 Guest lecture
COBISS.SI-ID: 5308070Worldwide, collisions with large mammals (particularly wild ungulates) provoke a considerable risk for road safety and represent an important economic loss; moreover, they significantly contribute to wildlife mortality, represent an important risk for viability of endangered species, and hamper the outcome of the population management. In Slovenia, annual road-kill of wild ungulates is between 4,900 and 6,800 individuals, and railway-kill between 170 and 250 animals. In the period 2010–2018 (till the end of November), a traffic (road + railway) related mortality by species was as follows: 47,465 (46,351 + 1,114) roe deer, 1,687 (1,282 + 405) red deer, 1,099 (915 + 184) wild boar, 77 (77 + 6) fallow deer, 52 (47 + 5) chamois, 30 (22 + 8) mouflons, 121 (63 + 58) brown bears, 34 (32 + 2) golden jackals, and 15 (13 + 2) wolfs, respectively. In the contribution, we presented different mitigation measures with emphasis on recent intensive activities for reducing the traffic-related mortality of ungulates and large carnivores at state roads and highways.
F.27 Contribution to preserving/protecting natural and cultural heritage
COBISS.SI-ID: 5308326