Wildlife-related collisions up in central Ontario

[MeghanOOD]

https://oodmag.com/wildlife-related-...ntral-ontario/

Auto collisions involving wildlife are rising. In 2020, Dr. Michael Drescher estimated 14,000 annual wildlife-related collisions.

[G Skinner]

What about single car collisions that don't involve wildlife ...... sorry did not read the article

[werner.reiche]

In the Ottawa area, I'm guessing they are way down. Something has happened to the green belt deer herd. Local rumor is that the NCC had them cleaned up. Nothing to substantiate that but seeing them at dawn/dusk is a rarity now - and it's not like we're being overrun by coyotes.

[werner.reiche]

What about single car collisions that don't involve wildlife ...... sorry did not read the article

In 2020, Dr. Michael Drescher, a professor of conservation at the University of Waterloo, estimated that there are 14,000 wildlife-related collisions province-wide each year. At that time, he said this represented 10% of all automobile collisions in Ontario.

Doesn't say whether it was up or down.

[cantgetright]

Talked to OPP before Christmas and car/deer collisions are down considerably in Bruce and Grey Counties to. Ironically I had my first and only incident this past May on my way out to turkey hunt and I'm 53, but I am usually looking for the buggers steady.

[swampsinger]

In the Ottawa area, I'm guessing they are way down. Something has happened to the green belt deer herd. Local rumor is that the NCC had them cleaned up. Nothing to substantiate that but seeing them at dawn/dusk is a rarity now - and it's not like we're being overrun by coyotes.

All this is sore point with me. You and I probably remember 15/twenty years ago when the local deer population was high, maybe to high. The CBC afternoon host Allen Neal was claiming the high collision rate was do to hunters chasing deer onto the road. I won't forget that, but I suppose that type of drama helps with add revenue.