Racoon …

admin — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 06:23:06 +0000

… in spring, many species are very active and wonder around in search of partners. It is mating season. Here a racoon was killed by collision with a car on a country road.

Racoon (Procyon lotor). Foto: Christian Heuck, Marburg.

Green bridges

admin — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:17:23 +0000

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

Badger

admin — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:11:08 +0000

Killed on a country road in Poland.

Song thrush

admin — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:08:48 +0000

… killed on a forest road, eastern Poland.

Roe deer

admin — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 07:17:43 +0000

… killed on a country road.

Foto: M. Becker.

Wagtail and sparrow

admin — Fri, 08 May 2009 07:12:09 +0000

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

Crossbill

admin — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 08:46:54 +0000

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

Green bridge for wildcats

admin — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 08:44:29 +0000

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

Long-tailed tit

admin — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 07:29:47 +0000

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

Underbridges and fences …

admin — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 07:27:57 +0000

… 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).