Re: Would There Be Fewer Roadkills in the Future?

[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Brendan Behan) wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> ... animals have some tendencies that gets them confused and killed by 
> uncoming vehicles. Presumably, the genes that have these tendencies would be
> killed off and mutations cause a future generation of for example
> squirrels to get killed less frequently ... 

It seems sensible to suspect that there is evolutionary pressure
against this behaviour, but some animals may adopt a new life style
that means that their preferred habitat is the road. For instance
crows that specialise on feeding on roadkill may eventually form a new
species.

As long as the gains out way the losses, then road fauna will
flourish, but more road animals could lead to more roadkills.

Indeed, in many areas the roadside has the highest wildlife density
and diversity in the locale.

- Ziham