Highways are a threat for giant armadillos that underpasses can mitigate. (3rd May 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Banhos, Aureo; Fontes, Bruno L.; Yogui, Débora Regina; Alves, Mario Henrique; Ardente, Natália Carneiro; Valls, Renata; Barreto, Lucas Mendes; Damásio, Lucas; Ferreguetti, Átilla Colombo; Carvalho, Andréa Siqueira; Schettino, Vitor Roberto; Santos, Alexandre Rosa dos; Bergallo, Helena Godoy; Srbek‐Araujo, Ana Carolina; Medici, Emilia Patrícia; Canena, Ariel; Desbiez, Arnaud L.J.
• Is Part Of: Biotropica. Volume 52:Number 3(2020)
• Page Start: 421
• Page End: 426
• Publication Date: 2020-05-03
• Subjects: Amazon -- Atlantic Forest -- Cerrado -- crossing structures -- Pantanal -- Priodontes maximus -- road ecology -- threatened species; Biotic communities -- Tropics -- Periodicals; Applied ecology -- Tropics -- Periodicals; Biology -- Tropics -- Periodicals; 577.80913
• DOI: 10.1111/btp.12778
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0006-3606

Abstract

Abstract: We report 24 records of giant armadillo roadkill on Brazilian highways in the Cerrado, Pantanal and Amazon biomes illustrating that highways are a threat to this species. However, we also documented the species using underpasses, demonstrating that these structures could help to reduce the risk of roadkill for giant armadillos. Abstract in Portuguese is available with online material Resumo: Relatamos 22 registros de atropelamentos de tatus‐canastras nas rodovias do Brasil nos biomas Cerrado, Pantanal e Amazônia, ilustrando que as rodovias são uma ameaça para esta espécie. No entanto, também documentamos a espécie usando passagens inferiores, demonstrando que essas estruturas podem ajudar a reduzir o risco de atropelamentos de tatus‐canastras.