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. 2020 Aug 28;10(9):1523. doi: 10.3390/ani10091523

Table 1.

Estimates of the mean number of hedgehogs killed on roads per kilometre per year in different European countries. Data are derived from systematic, year-round studies.

Species Country Year(s) of Study Mean Number of Road Casualties/km/Year Surveyed Road Types Habitats along Survey Route Reference
E. europaeus Ireland 2008–2010 0.001 National and regional roads Residential, rural, woodland and built-up areas [42]
Finland 2004–2005 0.007 National, regional and local roads Residential, forests and built-up areas [43]
Spain 2001–2003 0.76–1.42 National roads Forests [44]
Slovakia 2000–2002 1.6 National, regional and local roads Agricultural land, forests and nature preserves [45]
E. europaeus and
E. concolor
Poland 2001–2003 0.07 National, regional and local roads Arable land and built-up areas [46]
A. algirus Lanzarote 2010–2011 0.65 National, regional and local roads Urban areas and Badlands [18]
E. roumanicus Bulgaria 2017 0.06–0.08 National and regional roads Rural areas [47]
Bulgaria 2015–2017 0.23 National roads Arable land, riparian vegetation and forests [17]
Ukraine 2000–2009 0.73 National, regional and local roads Urban areas and forests [48]
Slovakia 2008–2012 1.52–2.68 National roads Agricultural land, grasslands, forest, riparian and built-up areas [49]
Ukraine 2002–2005 3.65 National roads Marshes, forests and urban areas [50]