Road Ecology Center

Road Ecology Center

University of California, Davis

The UC Davis Road Ecology Center brings together researchers and policy makers from ecology and transportation to design sustainable transportation systems based on an understanding of the impact of roads on natural landscapes and human communities. Browse this website to learn more about the Center and the emerging science of Road Ecology.

California Roadkill Observation System

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Upcoming Events

ICOET Conference 2025

May 11-15, 2025

Denver, Colorado (US)

Contact Information

Road Ecology Center
c/o Fraser Shilling, Director
Institute of Transportation Studies
University of California
1605 Tilia St, Ste 100
Davis, CA 95616

Voice: (530) 219-3282
Email: fmshilling@ucdavis.edu

Twitter: @RoadEcology

Donate to the Center

If you would like to make a donation to the Road Ecology Center, please contact the director, Fraser Shilling (fmshilling@ucdavis.edu), to discuss the details.

Thank you for the consideration.

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Hotspots Report

Hotspots Report 2024: Roadkill, a Preventable Natural Disaster

This report updates previous analyses of economic and ecological impacts of the wildlife-vehicle conflict.

Academic Highlights

Spatially Explicit Decision Support to Resolve Wildlife-Vehicle Conflict
-- ICOET 2023
Economic Decision Support for Wildlife-Vehicle Conflict Reduction
Conference Proceeding -- ICOET 2023
Landscape linkage models do not consistently predict wildlife movement
Conference Proceeding -- ICOET 2023
Using Economic Analysis to Support Decisions for Wildlife-Vehicle Collision Reduction: The Wildlife Crossing Calculator
Conference Proceeding -- TRB, 2022
Wildlife-Responsive Crossing Structure Design
Conference Proceeding -- TRB, 2022
When Nature Bites Back: Disrupted Coastal Highway Travel with Sea-Level Rise
Conference Proceeding -- TRB, 2022
State Route 62/Morongo Pass Wildlife Connectivity and Recommendations
Conference Proceeding -- ICOET 2021
Impact of COVID-19 on Traffic, Crashes, and Wildlife-Vehicle Collisions
Conference Proceeding -- ICOET 2021
Habitat linkages do not predict occurrence for common California wildlife species
Conference Proceeding -- ICOET 2021
Wildlife-Responsive Crossing Design
Conference Proceeding -- ICOET 2021

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