Wildlife-vehicle collisions cost millions of Euros each year in loss of life and damages. Wildlife crossing structures combined with suitable fencing are a commonly implemented mitigation strategy to reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions and increase landscape connectivity for wildlife. However, the effectiveness of fencing for traffic safety has an arguable effect on wildlife mortality since wildlife-vehicle collisions tend to occur more often on medium-sized roads, where fencing for wildlife is not prioritized, and wildlife crossing structures are seldom installed due to economical and constructional constraints. In such instances, Animal-Detection and Driver Warning Systems (ADDWS; i.e., at-grade fauna passages with animal detection systems) may serve as an alternative to wildlife bridges and underpasses, since they are cheaper to install and are simpler to construct.
Following the progress of the Animal-Detection and Driver Warning Systems (ADDWS), this workshop will be an active working session to address goals of the ADDWS working group. The aim is to collate existing data on ADDWS systems, and discuss research questions and analysis. All participants of the workshop are asked to contribute data and knowledge to the working group. While the workshop builds on previous working group activity, new members are always welcome.