Wildlife Deterrent Methods for Railways—An Experimental Study

摘要: Since reliable accident statistics and consequent costs have become available, train collisions with wildlife, especially ungulates, received increasing attention in Sweden. In contrast to on roads, accidents involving wildlife railways do not entail human injury or death, but can cause substantial damage lead significant delays railway traffic. Wildlife-train (WTC) are rising numbers appear as a greater source of ungulate mortality per kilometer than roads. Nevertheless, largely unprotected against collisions, mitigation measures that hitherto been applied roads either infeasible economically unviable for railways. The Swedish Transport Administration is therefore seeking innovative cost-effective preventing larger wild animals. this chapter, we present research WTC Sweden has used define the baseline set up criteria new project. This project aims develop warning deterring signals encourage animals leave shortly before trains arrive. will be carried out at several experimental crosswalks along fenced where effect different animal behaviour evaluated. If effective, these deterrent systems could replace fencing and/or crossing structures, reduce barrier effects wildlife. was begun 2015 continue least 4 years.