corvusmonedula
corvusmonedula OP t1_je943vz wrote
Reply to comment by FreddyFromunda in UK Roadkill recorded on iNaturalist by species (Sankey) [OC] by corvusmonedula
No, iNaturalist keeps record of wild individuals, domesticated/captive specimens are excluded, records of Homo sapiens are excluded. Road traffic deaths are easily found, with breakdowns by vehicle type. Here's road traffic injuries data from the WHO, and Our World in Data.
corvusmonedula OP t1_je93iva wrote
Reply to comment by glowdirt in UK Roadkill recorded on iNaturalist by species (Sankey) [OC] by corvusmonedula
A small minority, yes. In a study in Ontario ~3% of motorists aimed for them. 3% of the huge volumes of drivers is lots. Add to that that many snakes reach sexual maturity late, and are slow breeders, that's a disaster. In South Africa it's very common, there's an attitude of 'kill first, identify later'.
corvusmonedula OP t1_je6a3io wrote
Reply to comment by D34TH_5MURF__ in UK Roadkill recorded on iNaturalist by species (Sankey) [OC] by corvusmonedula
rhino = nose , rhinoplasty etc : )
But I would be shocked if there were no roadkill rhinos, a couple of years ago there was a roadkill giraffe in Kruger! People behave terribly within nature reserves.
corvusmonedula OP t1_je5r5eh wrote
Reply to comment by alsimoneau in UK Roadkill recorded on iNaturalist by species (Sankey) [OC] by corvusmonedula
For the niche species sure, most people don't know even insect families, let alone binomial, but common names are too fuzzy.
corvusmonedula OP t1_je5r13r wrote
Reply to comment by torchma in UK Roadkill recorded on iNaturalist by species (Sankey) [OC] by corvusmonedula
There's too many shared/localised common names, besides knowing the genus gives you some kind of idea of relationships.
WRT the second point, this is my second post to dataisbeautiful, I wasn't aware that could be done.
corvusmonedula OP t1_je4x6f8 wrote
Reply to comment by Ayzmo in UK Roadkill recorded on iNaturalist by species (Sankey) [OC] by corvusmonedula
iNaturalist is for the recording of wild specimens, domesticated or captive species are excluded from the records. I think you'd find reliable numbers for dogs elsewhere (by UL law every dog is RFID chipped), but for cats it may be more difficult, many are just ditched or left to rot and the bodys never recovered.
The distinction of wild/captive is something I could have mentioned clearly.
corvusmonedula OP t1_je4rja1 wrote
Reply to comment by Dalimyr in UK Roadkill recorded on iNaturalist by species (Sankey) [OC] by corvusmonedula
I know. I suspect its because pheasant are such common roadkill that people don't take much notice of it. Imagine if everyone reported every squished snail! It may also be that pheasant are very light, and more quickly removed by scavengers.
corvusmonedula OP t1_je4r6od wrote
Reply to comment by Funkymeleon in UK Roadkill recorded on iNaturalist by species (Sankey) [OC] by corvusmonedula
Roadkill is roadkill!
corvusmonedula OP t1_je4r5jv wrote
Reply to comment by xopranaut in UK Roadkill recorded on iNaturalist by species (Sankey) [OC] by corvusmonedula
Edited from the grave xD
corvusmonedula OP t1_je4er5k wrote
Reply to comment by GymBo198 in UK Roadkill recorded on iNaturalist by species (Sankey) [OC] by corvusmonedula
via occiditis ?
corvusmonedula OP t1_je4b9t3 wrote
Mammals make the largest group recorded, but probably not the largest group run over - mammals are simply easier to spot as they are large, and are probably likelier to motivate people to record their presence.
Records of invertebrates were largely uploaded by people moving on foot.
Reptiles probably make a large group of roadkill, because they are relatively slow moving, utilise road surfaces to warm up, are harder to see while driving, and may even intentionally be killed.
E: Data taken from Roadkill UK project on iNaturalist, data for other regions can be exported from Global Roadkill Observations, and the data were plotted using SankeyMATIC, though I would like to plot this in R to save time.
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corvusmonedula OP t1_je94ebq wrote
Reply to comment by kompootor in UK Roadkill recorded on iNaturalist by species (Sankey) [OC] by corvusmonedula
Cheers! There are a few models that try to account for this bias, here is one.
I agree WRT the species/groups with very very few records, and just adding a footnote to say so.
WRT attribution for data etc, it's something I'd like to do, but haven't learnt how, yet..
Cheers!