Reconyx camera for taking digital images of wildlife passage
Grizzly bears on overpass, Banff National Park
Moose on overpass, Banff National Park
Moose warning sign, Highway 11, Ontario
Seasonal turtle crossing sign, Toronto Zoo
Temporary speed bumps with seasonal signage
Creek bridge pathway, Banff National Park
Concrete box culvert, Highway 93 North
Overpass, Banff National Park
Numbers of toads, frogs and salamanders carried across the road by volunteers in Holland
Eco-Kare specializes in determining:
1. What type of cost-effective mitigation solutions and strategies are required:
- Types include eco-passages (e.g. overpasses and "turtle tunnels") and/or fencing, wildlife signage and speed bumps
2. What passage design is required for each particular landscape and target species:
 Box culvert, dry shelf (right) requires retro-fit to connect to land. (Photo credit -- Sandra Jacobson.) |
 Concrete box culvert with fencing for multi-species usage. (Photo credit -- Tony Clevenger.) |
 Creek bridge with deer pathway in Banff National Park. (Photo credit -- Tony Clevenger.) |
 Metal culvert with example of small mammal shelving. (Photo credit -- Kerry Foresman.) |
3. Where mitigation solutions and strategies are required by conducting:
- Systematic, rigorous wildlife-vehicle collision data collection and analyses
- Geographic Information System predictive roadkill hotspot analysis
- Click here to see a detailed example of our specialized services for analyzing vehicle crash patterns and its application for mitigation planning on roads.
4. What type of monitoring is required to measure effectiveness?
- Remote-triggered digital and video camera surveillance system
- Wildlife-vehicle collision reduction before and after fencing
Eco-Kare provides the following specialized services for green infrastructure design; however, each service is flexible and easily adapted to meet your consulting needs.
| Service | Inputs | Transformation | Output | Utility |
Mitigation planning |
Wildlife telemetry dataset Roadkill |
Spatial analysis Statistical analysis |
Wildife movement maps Road mortality space and time graphs |
Where, how many and what type of mitigation measures are required |
Mitigation monitoring strategies |
Objectives defined Criteria defined Budget defined Performance measures Literature review |
Expert evaluation |
Cross-evaluation table Summary report |
Determine efficacy of mitigation measures |
Rigorous systematic roadkill surveying |
Objectives defined Criteria defined Budget defined Performance measures Literature review |
Expert evaluation |
Field dataset Summary report |
Implement appropriate mitigation strategy Assess performance of mitigation strategy |
Wildlife and vehicle crash patterns |
Roadkill dataset with geographical coordinates and date of occurrence Computer programming algorithms |
Spatial statistics Trend analysis |
Line graph along road |
Recommend appropriate mitigation strategy (e.g. permanent vs temporary) Determine when mitigation is required |
Route planning |
Geographic information system Expert opinion Defined criteria Geospatial data |
Spatial analysis |
Weighted road pathways in the landscape Recommended geographical route |
Determine best possible route |
Landscape suitability analysis |
Geographic Information System Geospatial data |
Spatial analysis |
Map with weighted landscape mosaic |
Core and corridor assessment Natural heritage system modelling Restoration prioritization |
Landscape or site-specific predictive roadkill hotspot analysis |
Geographic Information System Geospatial data |
Spatial analysis |
Map Line graph along road |
Prioritize where mitigation strategies should be placed |
Landscape or site-specific observed roadkill hotspot analysis |
Roadkill dataset with geographical coordinates |
Spatial analysis Statistical analysis |
Map Line graph along road |
Prioritize where mitigation structures should be placed |
Peer review of popular articles, reports, proposals, and manuscripts |
Research manuscript |
Expert evaluation |
Revised manuscript |
Publication Fundraising |