Brown bear uses adapted wildlife passages in Southern and Eastern European countries within the framework of the LIFE SAFE CROSSING project
The LIFE SAFE CROSSING project continues to implement mitigation measures to reduce the road-kill risk by large carnivores, and other wildlife species, in four regions of Europe: Majella and Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise national parks in Italy, Transylvania, Romania, northern Greece and Andalusia, Spain. Among the measures applied are the installation of fences and the […]
Presentation on measures to promote ecological connectivity at the DINNALP CONNECT conference
On 6 and 7 June, the conference on ecological connectivity DINALPCONNECT, organized by the Agricultural Institute of Slovenia within the framework of the Interreg ADRION DINALPCONNECT project, took place in Velenje, Slovenia. This conference offered researchers and professionals the opportunity to exchange knowledge on various aspects of ecological connectivity. These included spatial analysis for the […]
American Congress ICOET 2019: Harmonizing Ecosystem Conservation and the Efficiency of Transportation Systems
In September 2019, the International Conference on Ecology and Transport (ICOET) was held in Sacramento (California, USA). This is the leading conference in its field and one of the most important in the world. It is a key meeting place for hundreds of researchers, professional experts and transport infrastructure managers, who share innovations in applied […]
The new wildlife overpass on the A2 motorway improves ecological connectivity
During 2016, a defragmentation action was carried out on the A2 motorway, which consisted of constructing a new structure to enhance ecological connectivity. The structure is an overpass designed exclusively to improve ecological connectivity in a strategic point of Girona province. One of the singularities of this defragmentation action, which compensates for the expansion of […]
Technical prescriptions for wildlife passages on roads: updated and translated into English
The document Prescripciones técnicas para el diseño de pasos de fauna y vallados perimetrales, which was published in 2006, was updated in 2015 and has now been released in English. It is the first volume in the series ‘Documents for the mitigation of habitat fragmentation caused by transport infrastructure’. The new edition is an update […]
Monitoring of wildlife measures for the high speed railway between Barcelona and the French border
In an open tender, ADIF awarded MINUARTIA a contract to monitor the effectiveness of preventive and corrective measures for wildlife in the section of the high speed railway from Barcelona to the French border. The three-year contract includes studies on wildlife passages, the impact of the railway on birds, and the efficacy of fences and […]
The first ‘Handbook of Road Ecology’ has been published, bringing together the knowledge of authors from around the world
The drafting of the Handbook involved a hundred authors from 25 countries. Among them are researchers from Universities and research centres, as well as recognized experts on the topic from around the world. This mixed team can transfer scientific knowledge to concepts that apply to the planning, implementation, and management of transport infrastructures. The chapter ‘Wildlife […]
The SAFEROAD project presents a video on amphibians and roads
Frogs, toads, salamanders and newts are Amphibians, a group of animals that is declining worldwide. Road collisions are one of the main causes of their mortality. The video examines the effectiveness of measures applied to reduce this mortality on roads. It was developed as part of the SAFEROAD project. The consultancy ALTERRA is the project leader, […]
An inventory is made of wildlife passages and other wildlife-connectivity structures in the Catalan road network
The Government of Catalonia’s Department of Territory and Sustainability has drawn up a first inventory of wildlife passages built in recent decades to increase the permeability of the road network and reduce its effects on ecological connectivity. Over 600 structures, including 11 ecoducts, constructed along roads managed by the Government of Catalonia have been listed […]
