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JOHANNESBURG, Gauteng - A survey conducted by the Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) revealed some of the causes of wildlife killed by passing traffic, commonly referred to as roadkill, in South Africa.
The survey was conducted by the EWT in the Pilanesberg national park, North West Province, from October 21 to November 23 2014, consisted of on-site investigation of roadkill as well as questionnaires completed by visitors to the park.
Of the 120 incidents of roadkill observed by researchers, 62 were amphibians, 27 reptiles, 20 birds, ten were mammals and one was "not unidentified".
