Diagnóstico de la mortalidad de fauna silvestre por efecto vehicular en el anillo turistico que comprende yopal-matepantano, el venado, punto nuevo, tocarimena, sirivana en el periodo de febrero a junio del 2021

Abstract

Land transportation systems are extremely important for the development of the economy and society, as consequence ecosystems are directly or indirectly affected by roads, from their structure, dynamism to their function. The mortality of wildlife on the roads is a problem that increases with the growth and development of cities, knowledge about the occurrence, and in particular the high rate of run-ins is nil. This research, I characterize the mortality of wildlife by vehicular effect in the tourist ring that includes Yopal-Matepantano, El Venado, Punto nuevo, Tacarimena, Sirivana. 33 outings were made on a motorcycle at a speed of 40 km / h, between 6:00 am and 9:00 am, in the months of February to May of the year 2021. A total of 85 run-over specimens belonging to 23 were registered. species, 21 genus, 20 families and 13 orders, distributed by class; Birds, Amphibia, Reptilia and Mammalia during the days that the sampling lasted. The species that suffered the highest number of runs over were Rhinella marina with 28 individuals, Athene cunicularia with 10 individuals and Leptodeira annulata with 10 individuals. The points where the highest number of events accumulated were identified with the help of ArcMap software for each of the taxa. With the statistical results, the variables obtained are non- parametric, presenting very low correlations and they were not significant. As there is no replica of the study to compare the data and having a limited study rate and time, the government entity is recommended to apply new studies to help implement efficient measures to mitigate the effects of run over on wildlife.