Seen in Poland along the E30 / A2 highway which was constructed about three years ago.

Killed on a country road in Poland.

… killed on a forest road, eastern Poland.

… killed on a country road.

Foto: M. Becker.

The number of roadkills is dramatically increasing in spring. Mating season drives animals crazy and young animals are often victims of the unknown threat. Here, two passerine species are documented as roadkills by A. Marten.

Male of House Sparrow, killed during the breeding season, Niederweimar, Hesse, Germany.

Grey Wagtail, Bayreuth, Bavaria, Germany.  Fotos by Andreas Marten

A dead crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) found on a country road, Foto: M.Becker.

Some pics from a new wildlife / green bridge; especially designed for protection of wildcats, Fotos: M.Becker.

Long-tailed tit (Aegithalos caudatus), Foto: M.Becker.

… are efficient tools for protecting wildlife of being killed by traffic. Furthermore, they are corridors to connect populations. Here, you can see a fence with passage for amphibians and an underbridge with tracks of mammals (wild boar, roe deer, fox, marten).

… early spring. The badgers are leaving their dens and wandering around. Here, a badger was killed and is lying besides the road. I saw crows (Corvus c. corone) and magpies (Pica pica) foraging on that fresh food bonanza.

Badger (Meles meles), Foto: S.Rösner.