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Native turtle populations are diminishing in numbers throughout the United States, and road mortalities account for a large percentage of this decline. Different strategies are available to help overcome this problem, but the only way to choose the most effective tools is to first understand where turtles are most likely to be hit by vehicles (HBVs) We performed a field study to identify hotspots ... read morewhere turtle habitat, vehicles, and vulnerable species intersect in Grafton, Massachusetts. ArcGIS9 software was utilized to select our sample road segments based upon native turtles' habitats and spring movements.
Thesis submitted for the MS in Animals and Public Policy degree.read less
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