Evaluation of motorists perceptions toward collision of an endangered large herbivore in Iran
Large herbivores possess high dispersal rates and require vast areas to roam due to their ecology. This will make them susceptible to anthropogenic threats such as vehicle-collisions. Persian onager (Equus hemionus onager), as the only representative of Artiodactyla in Iran, is not an exception. Per...
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Evaluation of motorists perceptions toward collision of an endangered large herbivore in IranMohammadi, AlirezaNayeri, DanialAlambeigi, AmirGlikman, Jenny AnneBeliefEquus hemionusDecision TreeKnowledgePersian onagerWildlife-vehicle collisionsLarge herbivores possess high dispersal rates and require vast areas to roam due to their ecology. This will make them susceptible to anthropogenic threats such as vehicle-collisions. Persian onager (Equus hemionus onager), as the only representative of Artiodactyla in Iran, is not an exception. Persian onager-vehicle collision can not only be lethal for themselves but also for motorists. Given the importance of this twofold issue, an important step being taken to reduce collisions was the installation of signs that warn motorists of the high probability of onager-vehicle collisions. We developed a questionnaire to (1) assess the effectiveness of warning signs from motorists’ perspective, and (2) to identify the most important factors affecting motorist beliefs in the effectiveness of warning signs. We solicited responses to our questionnaire from motorists on a road with a high Persian onager-vehicle-collision rate in Southern Iran (Hassan Abad-Meshkan Road). To identify factors affecting motorists' beliefs in the effectiveness of warning signs we used logistic regression and for classifying motorists’ beliefs in the effectiveness of warning signs we used decision tree. Our result showed that motorists' driving speed, lack of adequate safety equipment on the road (e.g. light, police camera), using cellphone while driving, and concern about wildlife damage while driving on the road were the significant factors affecting motorists' beliefs toward the effectiveness of Persian onager warning signs. It is necessary to increase road safety equipment, install standard warning signs at the Persian onager crossing points, and study the behavior of motorists and the rate of road casualties after the mitigation methods to protect this species.Esta investigación se ha realizado con el permiso del Departamento de Energía de Fars. Agradecemos enormemente la generosa ayuda de los guardabosques de la provincia de Fars y de la población local. Agradecemos a L. Hysen por sus valiosos comentarios y modificaciones del borrador. Nos gustaría agradecer a los revisores anónimos por sus comentarios que mejoraron nuestro borrador anteriorPeer reviewedElsevier0000-0002-8615-60350000-0001-6576-20710000-0002-0208-5488Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]202420242023info:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501Publisher's versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://hdl.handle.net/10261/362384https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85145304067reponame:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSICinstname:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)InglésGlobal Ecology and Conservationhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989422003651?via%3Dihub#ack0005Síinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:digital.csic.es:10261/3623842026-05-22T06:33:51Z |
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Evaluation of motorists perceptions toward collision of an endangered large herbivore in Iran Mohammadi, Alireza Belief Equus hemionus Decision Tree Knowledge Persian onager Wildlife-vehicle collisions |
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Evaluation of motorists perceptions toward collision of an endangered large herbivore in Iran |
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Mohammadi, Alireza Nayeri, Danial Alambeigi, Amir Glikman, Jenny Anne |
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Large herbivores possess high dispersal rates and require vast areas to roam due to their ecology. This will make them susceptible to anthropogenic threats such as vehicle-collisions. Persian onager (Equus hemionus onager), as the only representative of Artiodactyla in Iran, is not an exception. Persian onager-vehicle collision can not only be lethal for themselves but also for motorists. Given the importance of this twofold issue, an important step being taken to reduce collisions was the installation of signs that warn motorists of the high probability of onager-vehicle collisions. We developed a questionnaire to (1) assess the effectiveness of warning signs from motorists’ perspective, and (2) to identify the most important factors affecting motorist beliefs in the effectiveness of warning signs. We solicited responses to our questionnaire from motorists on a road with a high Persian onager-vehicle-collision rate in Southern Iran (Hassan Abad-Meshkan Road). To identify factors affecting motorists' beliefs in the effectiveness of warning signs we used logistic regression and for classifying motorists’ beliefs in the effectiveness of warning signs we used decision tree. Our result showed that motorists' driving speed, lack of adequate safety equipment on the road (e.g. light, police camera), using cellphone while driving, and concern about wildlife damage while driving on the road were the significant factors affecting motorists' beliefs toward the effectiveness of Persian onager warning signs. It is necessary to increase road safety equipment, install standard warning signs at the Persian onager crossing points, and study the behavior of motorists and the rate of road casualties after the mitigation methods to protect this species. |
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