{"id":6128,"date":"2025-06-19T07:24:38","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T07:24:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dinaric-carnivores.org\/?page_id=6128"},"modified":"2025-06-19T07:34:54","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T07:34:54","slug":"minimising-vehicle-bear-collisions-in-greece","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dinaric-carnivores.org\/en\/minimising-vehicle-bear-collisions-in-greece\/","title":{"rendered":"Minimising vehicle-bear collisions in Greece"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Minimising vehicle-bear collisions in Greece<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    Animal-Vehicle Collision Prevention System \u00a9 Callisto<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    Road networks, such as the Egnatia Highway network in north-western Greece, cut through landscapes, resulting in habitat loss and fragmentation, and disrupting wildlife movement. Bears travel long distances in search of food or mates, and their attempts to cross roads often lead to collisions with vehicles. These collisions can result in the animal\u2019s death, posing a serious threat to their conservation. They also endanger human lives and damage vehicles, due to the large size of bears.\u00a0<\/p>

    In 2007, the Greek NGO Callisto started a collaboration with local authorities and development agencies, to minimise bear-vehicle collisions. A thorough understanding of the existing conditions was established through comprehensive monitoring of bears and roads. This included radio-tagging bears, road mortality assessments, crossing point identifications, traffic analyses and camera trapping of existing infrastructure. Risk areas were identified, and various prevention measures were implemented. These included bear-proof fences and virtual fences composed of acoustic and visual deterrent sensors activated by vehicle headlights. They also featured an advanced Animal-Vehicle Collision Prevention System with flashing lights to warn drivers and acoustic deterrents to scare animals away if drivers do not slow down.<\/p>

    Additionally, existing crossing structures were modified, such as by clearing vegetation to guide animals towards these passages. Warning signs were installed along roads to inform and influence drivers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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    Bear and road monitoring for a comprehensive understanding of the situation.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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    Adaptation of crossing structures to enhance connectivity.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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    Installation of warning signs to inform and influence drivers. <\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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    Bear mortality on the Egnatia Highway and surrounding roads was significantly reduced, with Kastoria area seeing a reduction from 8-9 deaths annually to just 1-2. \u00a0Virtual fences in Florina and Amyntaio prevented 86% of wildlife crossings, with zero bear-vehicle collisions recorded over four years. Additionally, adaptations to existing crossing structures increased habitat connectivity, with Greece recording a 100% increase in underpass utilization by target species. A survey showed that 90% of drivers slowed down when they saw the newly installed warning signs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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    Financing of the activities was provided through a series of LIFE projects: LIFE ARCTOS\/KASTORIA (LIFE09 NAT\/GR\/000333), LIFE AMYBEAR (LIFE15 NAT\/GR\/001108), LIFE STRADE (LIFE11 BIO\/IT\/000072) and LIFE SAFE-CROSSING (LIFE17 NAT\/IT\/000464). In addition, national resources and donations enabled the implementation of certain activities in Greece.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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