Road Infrastructure and Primate Conservation: Introducing the Global Primate Roadkill Database
As road infrastructure networks rapidly expand globally, especially in the tropics, previously continuous habitats are being fragmented, resulting in more frequent wildlife–vehicle collisions (WVC). Primates are widespread throughout many sub-/tropical countries, and as their habitats are fragmented...
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| author | Laura C. Praill Timothy M. Eppley Sam Shanee Pamela M. K. Cunneyworth Fernanda D. Abra Néstor Allgas Hassan Al-Razi Marco Campera Susan M. Cheyne Wendy Collinson Giuseppe Donati Birthe Linden Sophie Manson Marjan Maria Thais Q. Morcatty K. A. I. Nekaris Luciana I. Oklander Vincent Nijman Magdalena S. Svensson |
| author_facet | Laura C. Praill Timothy M. Eppley Sam Shanee Pamela M. K. Cunneyworth Fernanda D. Abra Néstor Allgas Hassan Al-Razi Marco Campera Susan M. Cheyne Wendy Collinson Giuseppe Donati Birthe Linden Sophie Manson Marjan Maria Thais Q. Morcatty K. A. I. Nekaris Luciana I. Oklander Vincent Nijman Magdalena S. Svensson |
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| description | As road infrastructure networks rapidly expand globally, especially in the tropics, previously continuous habitats are being fragmented, resulting in more frequent wildlife–vehicle collisions (WVC). Primates are widespread throughout many sub-/tropical countries, and as their habitats are fragmented, they are increasingly at risk of WVC. We created the Global Primate Roadkill Database (GPRD), the largest available standardized database of primate roadkill incidents. We obtained data from published papers, un-published and citizen science databases, anecdotal reports, news reports, and social media posts. Here, we describe the collection methods for the GPRD and present the most up-to-date version of the database in full. For each primate roadkill incident, we recorded the species killed, the exact location, and the year and month the roadkill was observed. At the time of publication, the GPRD includes 2862 individual primate roadkill records from 41 countries. As primates range in more than twice as many countries, the absence of data from these countries is not necessarily indicative of a lack of primate vehicular collisions. Given the value of these data for addressing both local and global research questions, we encourage conservationists and citizen scientists to contribute to the GPRD so that, together, we can better understand the impact road infrastructure has on primates and evaluate measures which may help mitigate risk-prone areas or species. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4a1b3c7f91b4437bb7c92dea217f08e82023-11-18T00:10:52ZengMDPI AGAnimals2076-26152023-05-011310169210.3390/ani13101692Road Infrastructure and Primate Conservation: Introducing the Global Primate Roadkill DatabaseLaura C. Praill0Timothy M. Eppley1Sam Shanee2Pamela M. K. Cunneyworth3Fernanda D. Abra4Néstor Allgas5Hassan Al-Razi6Marco Campera7Susan M. Cheyne8Wendy Collinson9Giuseppe Donati10Birthe Linden11Sophie Manson12Marjan Maria13Thais Q. Morcatty14K. A. I. Nekaris15Luciana I. Oklander16Vincent Nijman17Magdalena S. Svensson18Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford OX3 0BP, UKWildlife Madagascar, Antananarivo 101, MadagascarAsociación Neotropical Primate Conservation Perú, Moyobamba 22001, PeruColobus Conservation, P.O. Box 5380, Diani 80401, KenyaSmithsonian National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute—Center for Conservation and Sustainability, Washington, DC 20560, USAAsociación Neotropical Primate Conservation Perú, Moyobamba 22001, PeruBangladesh Slow Loris Research and Conservation Project, 531/2, Shahidbagh, Dhaka 1217, BangladeshFaculty of Life Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford OX3 0BP, UKFaculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford OX3 0BP, UKFaculty of Science, Engineering and Agriculture, University of Venda, Thohoyandou 0950, South AfricaFaculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford OX3 0BP, UKFaculty of Science, Engineering and Agriculture, University of Venda, Thohoyandou 0950, South AfricaFaculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford OX3 0BP, UKBangladesh Slow Loris Research and Conservation Project, 531/2, Shahidbagh, Dhaka 1217, BangladeshFaculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford OX3 0BP, UKFaculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford OX3 0BP, UKGrupo de Investigación en Genética Aplicada, UNAM-CONICET, Posadas N3304, ArgentinaFaculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford OX3 0BP, UKFaculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford OX3 0BP, UKAs road infrastructure networks rapidly expand globally, especially in the tropics, previously continuous habitats are being fragmented, resulting in more frequent wildlife–vehicle collisions (WVC). Primates are widespread throughout many sub-/tropical countries, and as their habitats are fragmented, they are increasingly at risk of WVC. We created the Global Primate Roadkill Database (GPRD), the largest available standardized database of primate roadkill incidents. We obtained data from published papers, un-published and citizen science databases, anecdotal reports, news reports, and social media posts. Here, we describe the collection methods for the GPRD and present the most up-to-date version of the database in full. For each primate roadkill incident, we recorded the species killed, the exact location, and the year and month the roadkill was observed. At the time of publication, the GPRD includes 2862 individual primate roadkill records from 41 countries. As primates range in more than twice as many countries, the absence of data from these countries is not necessarily indicative of a lack of primate vehicular collisions. Given the value of these data for addressing both local and global research questions, we encourage conservationists and citizen scientists to contribute to the GPRD so that, together, we can better understand the impact road infrastructure has on primates and evaluate measures which may help mitigate risk-prone areas or species.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/13/10/1692anthropogenic impactcitizen scienceconservationprimatesroad ecologywildlife mortalities |
| spellingShingle | Laura C. Praill Timothy M. Eppley Sam Shanee Pamela M. K. Cunneyworth Fernanda D. Abra Néstor Allgas Hassan Al-Razi Marco Campera Susan M. Cheyne Wendy Collinson Giuseppe Donati Birthe Linden Sophie Manson Marjan Maria Thais Q. Morcatty K. A. I. Nekaris Luciana I. Oklander Vincent Nijman Magdalena S. Svensson Road Infrastructure and Primate Conservation: Introducing the Global Primate Roadkill Database Animals anthropogenic impact citizen science conservation primates road ecology wildlife mortalities |
| title | Road Infrastructure and Primate Conservation: Introducing the Global Primate Roadkill Database |
| title_full | Road Infrastructure and Primate Conservation: Introducing the Global Primate Roadkill Database |
| title_fullStr | Road Infrastructure and Primate Conservation: Introducing the Global Primate Roadkill Database |
| title_full_unstemmed | Road Infrastructure and Primate Conservation: Introducing the Global Primate Roadkill Database |
| title_short | Road Infrastructure and Primate Conservation: Introducing the Global Primate Roadkill Database |
| title_sort | road infrastructure and primate conservation introducing the global primate roadkill database |
| topic | anthropogenic impact citizen science conservation primates road ecology wildlife mortalities |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/13/10/1692 |
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