Population Survey and Mitigation of Amphibian Roadkill along Heart Lake Road

Heart Lake Road (Brampton, Ontario) bisects a Provincially Significant Wetland. Increases in traffic volumes on the road have led to large numbers of road kill during the spring migration. The TRCA has been monitoring the road kill for two years and has found that thousands of frogs and toads as well as hundreds of turtles, including species at risk (SAR) are killed every spring and early summer. The TRCA is looking to partner with York University to assess the significance of the mortality to the local population as well as mitigate the road kill by designing a wildlife passage under the road.

Faculty Supervisor:

Suzanne MacDonald

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Partner:

Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (North York, ON)

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Public administration

University:

York University

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