Less charismatic animals are more likely to be "road killed": human attitudes towards small animals in Brazilian roads

摘要: Roads are long and intermittent sources of wildlife loss due to their indirect effects, such as fragmentation habitat, or direct constant mortality by run-over. Thus, some studies indicate that a portion these run-over incidents may be intentional could avoided. We investigated whether various groups small animals had different rates how “charisma” affects the survival chances an animal on roads. During our experiment, we quantified for models spiders, snakes, chicks, tree leaves (control) three roads with traffic volumes. found out snakes spiders were consistently ran over higher frequency than chicks leaves. also observed only rescued human beings. concluded highest among tested this is charismatic value attributed them beings, when compared spiders. suggest broadcasting campaigns in media increase public awareness regarding conservation useful tool solve problem run animals.