Braz J Biol. 2015 Aug;75(3):581-6. doi: 10.1590/1519-6984.17613. Epub 2015 Sep 25.
Abstract
We
report the roadkill of a jaguar in one of the longest highways in
Brazil (BR-101), in the stretch where this road crosses one of the most
important Atlantic Forest remnants in the country: the
Linhares-Sooretama block. The jaguar population present in this area
represents the very last in entire Espírito Santo state. There is an
approved project to the lines duplication of the entire BR-101 Highway
and the company responsible by the work has already started the first
activities in the state. However, there is no environmental impact
assessment already done neither planning for the implementation of
measures to avoid or reduce the roadkill risk in the region. Thus, to
minimize the impacts associated with the BR-101, we do not recommend its
lines duplication along the 15 km stretch traversing the
Linhares-Sooretama block. In addition, alternatively, we suggest the
deviation of the current route of the BR-101 Highway or the construction
of overpasses to fauna in the most critical points, interspersing these
overpasses with electronic speed monitoring devices and warning and
educational plates.
