Pedestrians are among the most vulnerable road users. Speed of vehicles is considered as one of the major causes of danger for pedestrians crossing the street. Therefore, it is of utmost importance to devise suitable solutions to reduce speed of vehicles. One of these solutions is installation of Pedestrian Refuge Islands (PRI) in very wide midblocks. With regard to fluctuations in pedestrian a...

Wildlife conservation in Turkey does not get a high priority. Yet the country lies in a key location for birds migrating from Asia and Africa to Europe. Wildlife reserves exist but often have worryingly little support. So the development of Lake Kuyucuk in the Kars province of eastern Turkey as a wildlife reserve for thousands of birds of more than two hundred species, while also supporting loc...

In 1976 the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources established a refuge for a nearly depleted population of lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) at Gull Island Shoal, Lake Superior. The refuge was intended to reduce fishing mortality by protecting adult lake trout. We examined the growth dynamics of these lake trout during the period of recovery by comparing estimates of individual growth befor...

In contrast to the steady reduction in mortality and morbidity from collisions involving motor vehicle occupants, relatively little progress has been made in controlling motor vehicle/pedestrian collisions. Engineering modifications are the most effective means of reducing such collisions, but mainly because of their cost, and public apathy about pedestrian safety, are too rarely employed. A mo...

OBJECTIVES In urban settings, pedestrian fatalities and injuries are concentrated on major roads. This study aims to describe urban intersections with major roads (arterials and collector roads) and explore the association between intersection characteristics and injured pedestrians. METHODS From a stratified random sampling in Montréal, Quebec, 512 intersections were selected and their chara...

Pedestrian safety is becoming a global concern and an understanding of the contributing factors to severe pedestrian crashes crucial. This study analyzed crash data for San Antonio, TX, over six-year period understand effects pedestrian–vehicle crash-related variables on injury severity based party at fault identify high-risk locations. Bivariate analysis logistic regression were used most sign...

On Pacific islands non-native rats and mongooses threaten many native species. In Fiji we compared visitation rates of rats and mongooses at bait stations and measured biomass of leaf-litter invertebrates to assess the relative predation pressure from these species in forest areas at different distances from the forest edge. Forest areas over 5 km from the forest edge had significantly fewer ba...