Roadkill - Roadkill Prevention

Roadkill Prevention

Collisions with animals can have many negative consequences:

• Injury to, or death of, vehicle occupants
• Injury to, or death of, pets
• Harm to endangered species
• Injury to, or death of animal
• Vehicle damage
• Economic losses (cleanup, repairs to vehicles, etc.)

Collisions with animals with antlers (e.g., deer) are particularly dangerous, as the head has a tendency to separate and come through the windshield, but any large, long-legged animal (e.g. horses, larger cattle, camels) can pose a similar cabin incursion hazard. Injury to humans due to driver failure to maintain control of a vehicle either while avoiding, or during and immediately after an animal impact, is also not infrequent.

Deer horns can be mounted on vehicles to warn deer of approaching automobiles, though their effectiveness is disputed.

The Jackson Hole Wildlife Foundation is an example of an organization advocating roadkill prevention.