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Biology.ie
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A database of records of road kill from members of the general public, submitted online through biology.ie website.
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28/06/2011 21:52:00
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20/06/2012 15:34:00
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The purpose of this initiative is to collect observations on road casualties to see if certain species are more prone to this kind of mortality, or whether road kill shows marked seasonal or geographic patterns. Data collected as part of this survey will be used to inform strategies to help protection of these species.
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Member of the public submit sighting through an online mapping facility provided by biology.ie. The coordinates of records are generated by observers marking the location on Google maps. Addition information, such as location name and road number can be added with the record.
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The island of Ireland
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Biology.ie was established in 2005 with the Road Kill Survey established in 2007.
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The data is largely unvalidated, but some checks are in place to ensure that records are submitted with a bona fide email address to follow up at a later stage if necessary.
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Ongoing survey.
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The survey has its own dedicated web page on biology.ie. View the site at http://www.biology.ie/home.php?m=npws
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Data are available to view at biology.ie
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Data must not be downloaded from the biology.ie website without written consent from Biology.ie. School students can use the data freely in school projects, but users are encouraged to let biology.ie know of their project.
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