Road ecology blog: Wildlife overpass, Ruta 101, Misiones, Argentina.

There are no fences associated with this overpass that was constructed in 2008. It was built at a road cut in a ridge. This means that there are some steep and rocky slopes that may be a barrier to some animal species and that can help funnel wildlife to the overpass. However, the steep slopes cover only a few dozen meters, suggesting that they do not substantially reduce road mortality. Wildlife use can be high though for crossing structures, regardless of the length of a potential fence. On top of the overpass a "pathway" has been constructed to encourage wildlife use. Cameras have recorded a variety of species on the overpass, including: six-banded armadillo (Euphractus sexcinctus), white-eared opossum (Didelphis albiventris), Azara's agouti (Dasyprocta azarae), southern tamandua (Tamandua tetradactyla), South American coati, or ring-tailed coati (Nasua nasua), jaguarundi (Puma yagouaroundi), ocelot (Leopardus pardalis), crab-eating fox (Cerdocyon thous), lesser grison (Galictis cuja), crab-eating raccoon (Procyon cancrivorus), pygmy brocket (Mazama nana), and red brocket (Mazama americana).

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