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Abstract

This study analyzed land type of the hotspot section of roadkill with roadkill data and adjacent land cover data in Jungbu expressway using a GIS analysis during 2009-2013. Roadkill species status was that Korean water deer(Hydropotes inermis) was totaled in 207 individuals(51.88%) with the highest figure, Korean raccoon dog(Nyctereutes procyonoides) was 16(41.03%), Wild Boar(Sus scrofa) was 2(20%), Small-eared cat(Prionailurus bengalensis) was 1(16.67%), Korean hare(Lepus coreanus) was 1(25%), Korean badger(Meles meles) was 1(50%), Korean roe deer(Capreolus Capreolus) was 2(100%). Seasonal status was to analyze through a monthly analysis. Most roadkill is the highest in spring and summer. This indicated that the range of activities is related to characteristics of dispersion behavior before the autumn and winter. Land use type of roadkill hotspot were forest area, agricultural area, grass land these are appropriate habitat for animals, the ratio of roadkill is considered to be higher than in other regions. Total area of land use at roadkill points is evidently growing in 2013 compared to the ones in 2012. Thus it is very important to continuously analyze land use type at roadkill hotspots to minimize and mitigate the impact of roadkill on wildlife. This study implied that the relationship between land use and roadkill frequent areas knowing the main species of roadkill. This can be used as the basis data that expressway route selection for the roadkill mitigation in the future and the locating consideration for the artificial construction such as green bridge, eco-corridor for the current expressway.