Factors affecting mortality of vertebrates on the roads in the Czech Republic

This paper summarizes the results of monitoring animals killed by vehicles on selected roads in the Czech Republic as well as the circumstances of these accidents. Relationships between species of road-killed animals and factors associated with these accidents were evaluated, such as type of road and traffic density, distance from the built-up area, state of vegetation around the road, terrain topology with regard to the road, and the impact of the month/season.

► Relationships between roadkills and circumstances of accidents were evaluated.
► Animals are crashed mainly due to disrespect to their ethology.
► Reducing speed and vegetation stripes are effective protective measures.