Journal of Forest and Environmental Science

Institute of Forest Science, kangwon National University (강원대학교 산림과학연구소)
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Korea Road-Kill Observation System: The First Case to Integrate Road-Kill Data in National Scale by Government

  • Kim, Kyungmin (Ecological Space Research Team, Division of Ecosystem Assessment, National Institute of Ecology) ;
  • Woo, Dong-Gul (Ecological Space Research Team, Division of Ecosystem Assessment, National Institute of Ecology) ;
  • Seo, Hyunjin (Ecological Space Research Team, Division of Ecosystem Assessment, National Institute of Ecology) ;
  • Park, Taejin (Ecological Space Research Team, Division of Ecosystem Assessment, National Institute of Ecology) ;
  • Song, Eui-Geun (Ecological Space Research Team, Division of Ecosystem Assessment, National Institute of Ecology) ;
  • Choi, Tae-Young (National Institute of Ecology, Research Center for Endangered Species)
  • Received : 2019.09.19
  • Accepted : 2019.12.04
  • Published : 2019.12.31
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Abstract

Efficient management of road-kill data is difficult at national scale when there are many organizations that are in charge of different road types. Here, we described the first case to integrate road-kill data through Korea Road-kill Observation System (KROS) by the Korean government. The system was launched in June 2018 to approximately 3,000 road menders. During 15 months, 5,812 road-kill observations were registered on KROS including mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians. Of them, about 86 % was occupied by five species (Hydropotes inermis, Felis catus, Capreolus pygargus, Nyctereutes procyonoides, and Canis lupus familiaris) listed in number of occurrences. The observed road-kill frequency rapidly increased until April 2019 and peaked on May 2019. However, as the system is just starting, the results from KROS cannot be treated as the exact representation of road-kill trend in the country. Although the efficient method to manage national road-kill statistic is arranged, still there are some limitations to overcome to make the system stable.

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