Road-kills of the Amami rabbit <i>Pentalagus furnessi</i> on Amami-Ohshima Island from April 2007 to March 2017

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  • Hiragi Tatsuya
    Cutural Properties Division of Board of Education, Amami City (Amami City Museum)
  • Kimoto Yuna
    Amami Ranger Office (Amami Wildlife Conservation Center)
  • Iwamoto Chizuru
    Amami Ranger Office (Amami Wildlife Conservation Center)

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  • 奄美大島におけるアマミノクロウサギ<i>Pentalagus furnessi</i>のロードキル
  • 奄美大島におけるアマミノクロウサギPentalagus furnessiのロードキル
  • アマミ オオシマ ニ オケル アマミノクロウサギ Pentalagus furnessi ノ ロードキル

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<p>We studied the spatial and temporal distributions of carcass records of the Amami rabbit, Pentalagus furnessi, on Amami-Ohshima Island, Japan, based on a ten-year official survey data from April 2007 to March 2017 (n = 499). Road-kill accounted for 22.6% of the records, including 110 carcasses and 3 seriously injured animals immediately after traffic accidents. A large proportion of cases (82.3%, n = 93) occurred in the central and southern parts of the island, especially at Aminoko Pass, Santaro Pass, Prefectural Route 612, and Prefectural Route 85. The frequency of road-kills showed a seasonal change; low in summer and high in autumn and winter.</p>

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