Roadkill Content

Report: Roadkill a ‘Preventable Natural Disaster’

Katherine E Kerlin — June 18, 2024 - 9:00am

More than 48,000 deer, thousands of newts, nearly 100 mountain lions and thousands of other animals are killed each year on California roads, according to the 2024 “roadkill report” from 51�ԹϺ�� Davis.

California Roadkill Data Shows Decline of Mule Deer, Coyote

Emily C Dooley — September 25, 2023 - 9:00am

The number of mule deer, coyote and other wildlife getting hit by vehicles on California’s roadways is falling, signaling a decline in some key animal populations in the state, according to an annual report from the Road Ecology Center at University of California, Davis.

Annual ‘Roadkill’ Report Identifies Hot Spots and Paths Forward

Katherine E Kerlin — November 10, 2021 - 10:00am

In the past five years, collisions between wildlife and vehicles cost California at least $1 billion and potentially up to $2 billion, according to estimates in an annual report by the Road Ecology Center at the University of California, Davis.

California Roadkill Report Maps Costs, Hot Spots and Solutions

Katherine E Kerlin — August 07, 2019 - 9:34am

California drivers lost about $232 million to costs associated with wildlife-vehicle conflicts in 2018 and over $1 billion since 2015, according to the sixth annual Wildlife Vehicle Conflict report from the Road Ecology Center at the University of California, Davis.

Roadkill Report a Roadmap to Avoiding Wildlife Collisions

Katherine E Kerlin — September 18, 2018 - 3:27pm

Collisions with wildlife continue to cost up to half a billion dollars each year in California, primarily within the central Sierra Nevada and San Francisco Bay Area. But certain highways have especially high numbers of wildlife collisions, according to the annual roadkill report from the 51�ԹϺ�� Davis Road Ecology Center.

What Roadkill Is Costing California

Katherine E Kerlin — September 07, 2017 - 4:47pm

Collisions between vehicles and wildlife cost California $276 million in 2016, up about 20 percent from the previous year, according to an annual report from the 51�ԹϺ�� Davis Road Ecology Center.

Using state data on over 13,000 traffic incidents during 2015 and 2016, the report maps stretches of California highways that are hotspots for wildlife-vehicle conflicts.

Wildlife vs. Vehicle Costs Top $225 Million Annually in California

Patricia Bailey — September 26, 2016 - 9:14am

Collisions involving vehicles and wildlife cost California more than $225 million annually, according to data from a 2016 report from the 51�ԹϺ�� Davis Road Ecology Center.

Roadkill Hot Spots on California’s Highways Identified in Report

Patricia Bailey — June 29, 2016 - 9:27am

A new report of vehicle and wildlife collisions along California’s highways combines roadkill data with preliminary crash data to identify hot spots that concern both public safety and conservation.