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 |
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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] |