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Estimation of the Water deer (Hydropotes inermis) Roadkill Frequency in South Korea

우리나라의 고라니 (Hydropotes inermis) 로드킬 발생건수 추정

  • Choi, Tae-Young (Division of Ecological Conservation, National Institute of Ecology)
  • 최태영 (국립생태원 생태보전연구실)
  • Received : 2016.09.14
  • Accepted : 2016.09.26
  • Published : 2016.09.30
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Abstract

The objective of this study was to estimate the roadkill occurrence of water deer (Hydropotes inermis), a representative roadkill species in South Korea. For this estimation, I analyzed national road statistics and roadkill statistics, and then reviewed case studies that estimated the number of deer roadkill in other countries to apply the estimating methods to our case. As a result, the estimated number of water deer vehicle collision was at least 60,000 per year in South Korea.

본 연구는 국내의 대표적 로드킬 동물인 고라니 (Hydropotes inermis)의 연간 로드킬 발생건수를 추정하고자 하였다. 이를 위해 국내의 도로 통계와 로드킬 통계 자료를 분석하고, 국외의 사슴류 로드킬 발생건수에 관한 추정 사례를 검토하여 국내의 고라니 로드킬 추정 방법에 적용하였다. 연구결과 국내에서 고라니 로드킬은 연간 최소 6만 건 이상 발생하는 것으로 추정되었다.

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