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If you, your agency or someone you know would like to sponsor this book please contact Kari Gunson at P: 705-874-0330 Email: [email protected] OR John McDonnell at P:819-778-3355 Email: [email protected] for more information. Sponsorship contributions will be used for book launch, printing and distribution costs etc.
Roadscoversomuchofthelandscapethattheyamounttothelargesthumanartifact.Theirimpactonwildlifeisenormous!Theykillanimals,fragmenthabitats,providepathwaysforinvasivespecies,changedrainagepatterns,andincreasehumanaccesstowildareas.
TherapidlyemergingscienceofRoadEcologyallowsustounderstandandmeasuretheecologicalfootprintofroads.Tocapturethedata,andtotesthypotheses,requiresaccuratelocationinformationandspeciesidentification,tofeedintoaGeographicInformationSystemforanalysis.
Thisisatremendousopportunitytoengagethecommunity-tobringtogethervolunteersandprofessionalsengagedinwildlifeobservations,conservationbiology,roadplanning,engineering,andmaintenance.
Drawingfromhalfacenturyoftheauthors’experience,“WildlifeonRoads"hasarrivedjustintimeto
providemuchneededguidelinesforthedocumentingofwildlifeonroadswithafocusonSpecies-at-RiskVertebratesofOntario.TheHandbookwillprovidedirectionforthecitizensciencecommunitytocollectcompleteandaccurateon-roadwildlifeinformation.Thiswillfillknowledgegapsanddatadeficiencies,supportingactionstomakeroadslesshazardousforwildlife.
handbook to empower citizen scientist to contribute to road ecology,
If you, your agency or someone you know would like to sponsor this book please contact Kari Gunson at P: 705-874-0330 Email: [email protected] OR John McDonnell at P:819-778-3355 Email: [email protected] for more information. Sponsorship contributions will be used for book launch, printing and distribution costs etc.
AbouttheauthorsKariGunsonhasworkedfor20yearscollectingwildlifeon-roaddatatoinformwildlifemitigationprojectsthroughoutNorthAmericaincludingBanffNationalPark,Montana,Nebraska,andOntario.ShelivesinPeterborough,OntariocentredamonghermanyroadprojectswithSpecies-at-Riskfreshwaterturtlesandsnakes.Theseprojectsincludeplanningfor,designingandimplementingroadmitigationsolutionssuchaswildlifeexclusionfencingalongroads.Inaddition,shehasbeenmonitoringOntario'sfirstwildlifeoverpassforwildlifeusesince2011.Herworkhascontributedto15peer-reviewedpublishedarticlesinthefieldsofRoadEcologyandGeographicInformationScience.
Dr.FredSchuelerhasbeendocumentingspecies'distributionsfromroadkillssincehis1960sboyhoodinConnecticut,andhasbeendoingdetailedroadsurveyssincesurveyingtheherpetofaunaofOntario'sBrucePeninsulain1983-1990.Withhiswife,AletaKarstad,hehasengagedinnaturalhistoryexplorationallacrossCanada.Aletadrives,andFredclickstheGPSintoadatabasethatnowcontainsabout25,000roaddatarecords.Theirdiverseprojectsinclude:snails&slugs,roadkill,invasiveroadsideplants,andasurveyofofturtle-crossingsigns.Whilemanyoftheirbooksandreportsinvolveroaddata,mostofFred'speer-reviewedroadecologypublicationshavebeencollaborationswithKari.
AletaKarstad,BiologicalIllustratorsince1971willprovideallillustrationsandgraphicdesignforthebook.Aleta’srecentbooksmaybeseenathttp://www.lulu.com/spotlight/karstad
