Pay or prevent? Human safety, costs to society and legal perspectives on animal-vehicle collisions in São Paulo state, Brazil.

Direct road mortality and the barrier effect of roads are typically identified as one of the greatest threats to wildlife. In addition, collisions with large mammals are also a threat to human safety and represent an economic cost to society. We documented and explored the effects of animal-vehicle...

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Main Authors: Fernanda Delborgo Abra, Beatriz Machado Granziera, Marcel Pieter Huijser, Katia Maria Paschoaletto Micchi de Barros Ferraz, Camilla Mansur Haddad, Roberta Montanheiro Paolino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0215152