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By Falko Brieger
In Germany, the excessive threat of wildlife–automobile collisions (WVC) is growing attributable to growing visitors volumes and highway densities in addition to the rising inhabitants densities of widespread ungulate species. To forestall WVC, wildlife fencing is a typical device in Germany. At present, three primary forms of wildlife fences are utilized in Germany: kind A, a standard galvanized-high tensile deer fence (made from knot braid); kind B, a sequence wire (mesh wire) fence; kind C, a inflexible welded wire mesh fence panels.
In our paper, we surveyed highway managers together with a private evaluation of highway sections in Germany and derived suggestions for optimum fencing to scale back WVC. We concluded that fencing might be a really efficient mitigation measure to forestall WVC with widespread in addition to protected species, when correct designed and proposals of the survey can be consequently thought of. Nonetheless, many wildlife fences lack performance attributable to an inappropriate design and upkeep points in Germany.
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