Volume : V, Issue : II, February - 2016

MORTALITY OF REPTILES, AVES AND MAMMALS DUE TO VEHICULAR TRAFFIC AROUND AHMEDABAD, GUJARAT, INDIA

Dr. Kiran Prajapati

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 The environmental impact of roads both positive and negative includes the local effects of highways and public roads such as noise, water pollution, habitat destruction and local air quality disturbance. Study was conducted along the main road from Motera–Ahmedabad (23.030 N 72.580 E, 53 m) to Kalol (22.6060 N 73.4630 E, 100m) 24 km express way and other is from Motera–Ahmedabad to Gandhinagar (23.150 N 72.450E, 76 m), 20 km state highway. The vehicles were counted from 7am to 9pm and it was observed that the average numbers recorded was 125 vehicles/hour on expressway and 72 vehicles/hour on state road. The numbers of road kills were recorded from January to December 2013. The killed animals were observed and recorded by travelling on motorbike at very low speed (20 to 30km/h) at regular time intervals. Mainly three classes namely Reptilia, Aves and Mammalia were taken into account as they exhibit considerable volume of road kill. In class Reptilia total 35 animals belong to eight families were killed on road. In the class Aves total 83 bird species belongs to 14 families were killed. Total 90 individuals belongs to 5 families were killed of class mammalia. In the class Aves eight bird species of sizes from 27 to 32cm were killed, two birds were small in size (15 to 22cm), five bird species falls in size class of 44 to 47cm and just one bird species of 75cm size were killed. In monsoon more number of animals killed on road followed by summer and winter.

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Dr. Kiran Prajapati Mortality of Reptiles, Aves and Mammals Due to Vehicular Traffic Around Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol : 5, Issue : 2 February 2016

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