Wildlife-vehicle collisions at 42 Florida State Parks, 2005-2015

Peninsular Florida, USA: 9,254 WVC survey records collected by Florida State Parks personnel at 42 parks during a decade (2005-2015). Data represent observations of wildlife-vehicle collisions for birds (138 species), mammals (35 species), and reptiles (64 species). The 42 state parks encompassed a variety of Florida’s ecosystems on the peninsula and keys (and North, but not the Florida panhandle) from barrier islands and the Everglades to pine flatwoods, sandhills, and urban areas. Climate ranged from subtropical in South Florida to warm temperate in North Florida.