Wildlife Crossings - Check No. 1

On 31st  December 2010 we did a check of the underpasses at the D 47 (or D1 according new naming) highway section Lipnik nad Becvou - Hranice na Morave. The D 47 highway goes across important biocorridor between Jeseníky mountains and Beskids mountains, see the map below.

 

Biocorridor Lipnik nad Becvou - Hranice na Morave, source: www.mapy.cz

 

Biocorridor Lipnik nad Becvou - Hranice na Morave, source: www.mapy.cz

 

  • Underpass, Stationing 99,051 km of Highway D 47 - Stationing 304,6 km of Highway D 1
    • Easy access from the Railway Station Drahotuse
    • Limited possibility of tracking wild animals without snow cover (sand, mud).
    • Mammals species whose footprints have been found in this underpass: Capreolus capreolus - full crossing, Vulpes vulpes - full crossing, Lepus europaeus - full crossing

Southern view of the underpass  Inside the spacious underpass  Vulpes vulpes trail with prints of Capreolus capreolus cleaves

Many animals got used to use underpasses of Highway D 47 (D 1)  Track of Capreolus capreolus inside the underpass

 

  • Underpass Milenovsky potok, Stationing 303,9 km of Highway D 1
    • Easy access from the Railway Station Drahotuse
    • Possible tracking of wild animals even without snow cover (sand, mud).
    • Mammals species whose footprints have been found in this underpass: Vulpes vulpes - full crossing, Lepus europaeus - full crossing, Mustela sp. – documented footprints

Underpass Milenovsky potok  You can see a real mess of animal tracks inside the underpass

 

  • Underpass with camera monitoring, Stationing 302,1 km of Highway D 1
    • Easy access from the Railway Station Drahotuse
    • Possible tracking of wild animals even without snow cover (sand, mud)
    • Mammals species whose footprints have been found in this underpass: Meles meles - full crossing, Vulpes vulpes - full crossing, Canis familiaris – full crossing

View from south-west. There are masts with installed cameras on the left and right side of this underpass.  View from south-west. A closer look.  View from south-west. An even closer look.

Foot-prints of Vulpes vulpes inside the underpass  No, it isn’t a bear. This is an imprint of Meles meles frozen in mud.  Meles meles walked through the underpass.

Tracks of Meles meles frozen in mud inside the underpass  It looks like a typical wolf track – a 10 cm long footprint of Canis familiaris inside the underpass