"... Make no mistake, koalas have suffered a massive decline.”

"The NSW government said koalas remained endangered in the state, where the animals faced risks including habitat loss and fragmentation, disease, vehicle strikes, and the impacts of the climate crisis."

“What we know is we are losing populations, habitat is being destroyed, animals are sick and being killed by road strikes at rates never seen before.”
>>
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/11/nsw-koala-numbers-higher-than-previously-thought-but-new-data-may-not-show-true-picture
#koalas #conservation #biodiversity #roadkill #cars #roads #dogs #destruction

RE: https://mastodon.social/@bahnkundenv/115688672963800113

#NoFunFact

»So ziemlich alle Schäden, die durch den #Straßenverkehr verursacht werden – für die Umwelt, die Tierwelt und unsere Gesundheit – nehmen mit der Geschwindigkeit der Fahrzeuge exponentiell zu. Das Schlüsselwort hierbei ist „exponentiell“ – eine Verringerung der Geschwindigkeit um nur 10 mph könnte einige der Probleme des Verkehrs, wie Straßenlärm und Feinstaubbelastung, um die Hälfte reduzieren.«

Paul Donald, #Traffication S. 193

#Tempolimit #VisionZero #Verkehrstote #StopKillingUs #RoadKill #StopKillingAnimals #Verkerhrsunfälle #Klimaschutz #Lärmbelastung #Schadstoffbelastung #Verkehrssicherheit #Verkehrswende #StreetsForLife

The Exceptionally American Problem of Rising Roadway Deaths
Why other rich nations have surpassed the U.S. in protecting pedestrians, cyclists and motorists.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/27/upshot/road-deaths-pedestrians-cyclists.html?unlocked_article_code=1.6k8.FTr2.85uXbFwJH_46
#suv #pedestrians #roadkill

@Seitansbraten
it's even worse than just illegal #parking. because of #motornormativity, when someone is killed by car, it's always just an "accident".

and the non-human victims of #trafficviolence have even less rights. the #roadkill article on #wikipedia has an estimate of 228.000.000.000.000 animals killed by cars each year, if you count #insects.

watched #cowspiracy?
now watch #carspiracy on youtube. ✊

A koala unfriendly infrastructure

"The sixth koala killed between Bonville and Repton."

No virtual fencing, no AI sensors, no speed restrictions
>>
https://coffscoast.newsofthearea.com.au/koala-highway-death-raises-questions-over-wait-for-signage

"Signs are litter on a stick
Signs are white noise motorists ignore
Signs are a cheap option"
>>
Crossings: How Road Ecology Is Shaping The Future of Our Planet with Ben Goldfarb
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVkw0fOslck
#koalas #wildlife #Biodiversity #conservation #roads #highways #NegativeExternalities #Infrastructure #cars #vehicles #crashes #ExtinctionCrisis #RoadEcology #RoadKill #signage #fencing #MidNorthCoast #ThegreatkoalaNationalPark #Bellingen #Repton #Bonville #Coffs #WildlifeSafety

Koala signage (litter on a stick) erected and then vandalised by motorists. Bellingen/ Gleniffer

@DeniseG Interesting study. “ Initial modeling suggested that monarch-vehicle collisions in Texas may account for a significant portion of the species’ overwintering losses, underscoring the need for more refined migration data.”

#butterflies #monarch #roadkill

ROADKILL (Austràlia) presenta nou àlbum: "This Way to Hell" #Roadkill #HeavyMetal #Novembre2025 #Austràlia #NouÀlbum #Metall #Metal #MúsicaMetal #MetalMusic

Animal friendly infrastructure - Road ecology

"Some 40 million miles of roadways encircle the earth, yet we tend to regard them only as infrastructure for human convenience. While roads are so ubiquitous they’re practically invisible to us, wild animals experience them as entirely alien forces of death and disruption. , the harms of highways extend far beyond roadkill. "
Ben Goldfarb, Crossings: How Road Ecology Is Shaping the Future of Our Planet >>
https://www.bengoldfarb.com/crossings

Crossings: How Road Ecology Is Shaping The Future of Our Planet with Ben Goldfarb >>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVkw0fOslck
#biodiversity #wildlife #habitat #roads #highways #NegativeExternalities #Infrastructure #cars #vehicles #crashes #liability #tyres #RoadEcology #RoadKill #signage #fencing #weeds #pollution #LoggingImpacts #mobility #animals #MigratorySpecies #access #barriers #FreewayWalls #crossings #ExtinctionCrisis

@tikibunnyimports @vfrmedia Obviously, #Japan seems to allow a lot more than #Germany's #TechInspection, because shows like #Roadkill would basically be a constant "#TÜV says no!"...

ROADKILL (Finlàndia) presenta nou àlbum: "Bleed for the Crown" #Roadkill #HeavyMetal #ThrashMetal #Novembre2025 #Finlàndia #NouÀlbum #Metall #Metal #MúsicaMetal #MetalMusic

Virtual fences are designed to keep native animals away from cars

Kangaroos "are involved in around 90 per cent of animal-related collisions in Australia’s eastern states.
Road safety and animal welfare advocates are perplexed as to why thieves steal virtual fences, but it's a problem that’s occurred across Australia, with instances documented in Victoria, South Australia, and Queensland." >>
https://au.news.yahoo.com/community-shattered-by-theft-of-devices-designed-to-stop-100-accidents-on-notorious-road-051726146.html
#Wildlife #RoadKill #RoadTrauma #VirtualFencing #roads ##motorists biodiversity #habitat #environmentalVandalism #Australia

In den letzten Tagen fallen mir auf den Straßen viele überfahrene Tiere auf. 😢 Vor allem Eichhörnchen und Igel.
Kann es eine Häufung durch die Jahreszeit geben, oder hängt das eher von meiner Aufmerksamkeit ab?

#roadkill

WIE LANGE TOLERIEREN WIR DAS NOCH?

Auf Österreichs Straßen sterben Menschen im Straßenverkehr. Dabei sind Fußgänger_innen und Radfahrende die häufigsten Opfer.

Die Kosten des Autoverkehrs sind nicht nur Errichtung und Instandhaltung von Straßen, sondern auch Schäden durch Lärm, Abgase, Feinstaub, Umweltzerstörung usw.

Der Auto- und Lkw-Verkehr kostet aber vor allem Existenzen, Menschenleben.

Wie lange wollen wir das noch tolerieren?

Wir werden diese Grafik des @vcoe_mobilitaet_mit_zukunft einmal monatlich posten.
Bitte teil es.

#carFreeCities
#carFreeSociety
#roadKill
#AutoFreiTag
#AutoFreieStädte
#Autofrei

I found another roadkill bird with bird bands on this week while biking to work. This was an Australasian harrier. According to the NZ banding records, she was banded in September last year and was 2+ years old and in good condition.

I found her dead on a rural roadside about 2 km away from where she'd been banded last year.

😔

https://inaturalist.nz/observations/310055684

#birds #roadkill #nz

Sprawl is absolutely tragic for kangaroos

"Wildlife Victoria chief executive Lisa Palma said there was a direct correlation between urban development and the level of wildlife road trauma."

"The northern fringe of Melbourne is particularly bad where we have a lot of housing estates getting built into habitat that kangaroos have lived in for many, many years...Developments are going up in areas that are known to be habitats for wildlife."

"...More than 17,000 animals were hit by vehicles last year, and 14,000 animals had already been hit by vehicles this year to date. We've seen wildlife road strikes increase by 288 per cent in the last decade."
>>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-28/kangaroo-crashes-increasing-victoria-racv-report/105697998
#Biodiversity #wildlife #roads #sprawl #RoadTrauma #RoadKill

Koalas are suffering
Appin Road toll: More than 50 animals have been killed by vehicles since 2022.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-27/koala-underpass-delays-amid-stockland-lendlease-standoff/105692706
#biodiversity #roads #sprawl #Sydney #koalas #roadkill #AppinRd

The roadkill tally from my four days biking to work and back this week, between southwestern Christchurch and Lincoln:

one tauhou
*two* pūtangitangi (paradise shelduck)
one duckling (mallard or greyland)
one song thrush
one rabbit

😔

https://inaturalist.nz/observations/304682850

#cars #roadkill #nz #christchurch #birds #nature