Road ecology blog: Rolling dip to deflect water off the road surface, Parque Estadual 'Carlos Botelho', São Paulo, Brazil. The concrete "bump" is a barrier for water running downhill on the road surface. The concrete "bump" directs the water to a concrete gutter on the left that allows the water to leave the road.

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Brazilian birds: Red-legged seriema (Cariama cristata), captive animal.

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Road ecology blog: Pavers allow water to infiltrate into the soil, Parque Estadual 'Carlos Botelho', São Paulo, Brazil.

This road cuts through Atlantic forest which receives very substantial rainfall. Using pavers with openings in between reduces run-off from the road and subsequent erosion.

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Image below: this is what the road surface looks like just outside the park near the south-east entrance: standard asphalt with substantial surface run-off.

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Images below: The concrete strip helps stabilize the pavers and prevents them moving too much, Parque Estadual 'Carlos Botelho', São Paulo, Brazil

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Brazilian birds: Red-breasted Toucan or Green-billed Toucan (Ramphastos dicolorus), Brazil. Captive animal.

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Road ecology blog: Low design speed and low speed limit along road through a State Park

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Brazilian birds: Toco toucan (Ramphastos toco), Brazil. Captive animal.

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Road ecology blog: Entrance to the park (east side) and night time closure, Parque Estadual 'Carlos Botelho', São Paulo, Brazil.

Over the last few years this road was upgraded from a dirt road to a paved road. The road cuts through one of the largest remaining patches of Atlantic forest. It is an area with sensitive species, including jaguar (Panthera onca). The road is opening again around this time, but there is a gate and a check point with armed guards on both sides of the park and the road will be closed at night. These measures are designed to reduce poaching and reduce the probability that animals will be hit on the road.

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Brazilian birds: Toco toucan (Ramphastos toco), Brazil. Captive animal.

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Brazilian wildlife: Pampas deer (Ozotoceros bezoarticus), Parque Nacional das Emas, Goiás, Brazil.

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Toco toucan (Ramphastos toco) eating flying termites, near Parque Nacional das Emas, Goiás, Brazil. It had rained heavily earlier that afternoon and now the air was filled with flying termites. The toco toucan just sat in the snag picking them out of the air... easy picking...

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Road ecology blog: Southern tamandua (Tamandua tetradactyla) roadkill, BR-359, west of Mineiros, Goiás, Brazil.

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Brazilian wildlife: Nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus), Parque Nacional das Emas, Goiás, Brazil. Once an armadillo knows it has been detected it tends to run towards its burrow quickly!

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Road ecology blog: Wildlife warning sign for giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla), BR-060 Jataí, Goiás, Brazil.

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