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Roadkill Data 2019 Region 1 roadkill update, EOY 2019 1/15/2020 Totals from CDOT personnel Total number of reported animals killed: 467 Note: Due to a possible compromise in the data, all calculations January - March, 2018 have been excluded from this report BY MONTH 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Jan 5 11 22 - 10 Feb 2 9 17 - 9 Mar 8 17 17 - 6 Apr 18 9 24 18 22 May 21 46 33 35 43 Jun 60 83 52 71 72 Jul 43 61 82 33 131 Aug 73 38 42 31 33 Sep 39 29 23 39 35 Oct 27 49 29 24 30 Nov 26 51 46 44 47 Dec 16 22 28 23 29 Unknown Mo 0 0 1 0 0 Total 338 425 416 318 467 2015-2018 Average 393 Reported Roadkill by Month in Region 1 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 Number of Documented Roadkill Documented of Number Month 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Region 1 roadkill update, EOY 2019 1/15/2020 2019 BY SPECIES BADGER 1 ELK 48 PRONGHORN 1 BEAR 6 FOX 1 RACCOON 3 COYOTE 4 LION 1 SKUNK 1 DEER 316 MOOSE 7 UNK 76 DOG 1 PORCUPINE 1 SPECIES BY MONTH January July November DEER 7 DEER 99 DEER 28 UNK 3 ELK 10 ELK 7 February MOOSE 6 FOX 1 DEER 6 RACCOON 1 UNK 11 UNK 3 SKUNK 1 December 1 March UNK 14 DEER 19 COYOTE 1 August 2 ELK 5 DEER 3 BADGER 1 LION 1 ELK 1 BEAR 2 UNK 4 UNK 1 COYOTE 1 April DEER 21 BEAR 1 ELK 4 DEER 17 PORCUPINE 1 UNK 4 UNK 3 May September BEAR 1 DEER 20 COYOTE 1 DOG 1 DEER 26 ELK 5 ELK 5 UNK 9 MOOSE 1 October PRONGHORN 1 COYOTE 1 UNK 8 DEER 11 June 4 ELK 2 BEAR 2 UNK 16 DEER 59 ELK 9 RACCOON 2 Region 1 roadkill update, EOY 2019 1/15/2020 Hwy Hwy Hwy MP range # MP range # MP range # 006G 074A 287C 270-280 2 0-10 14 290-300 1 280-290 5 10-20 15 300-310 1 008A 075B 470A 0-10 1 10-20 1 0-10 7 025A 076A 10-20 19 160-170 13 20-30 1 170-180 33 083A 180-190 20 30-40 6 190-200 14 40-50 6 200-210 1 50-60 31 210-220 1 60-70 29 220-230 1 70-80 8 230-240 1 085B 030A 190-200 8 20-30 1 200-210 5 036D 086A 90-100 1 0-10 3 040A 10-20 16 240-250 1 20-30 4 260-270 2 088B 0470A 20-30 1 20-30 1 093A 058A 0-10 2 0-10 1 10-20 6 067E 121B 130-140 1 0-10 5 070A 128A 200-210 1 0-10 3 210-220 5 10-20 1 220-230 18 224A 230-240 12 0-10 1 240-250 10 285A 250-260 47 230-240 2 260-270 16 250-260 1 300-310 1 285D 072A 230-240 18 10-20 1 240-250 29 250-260 9 260-270 2 Region 1 roadkill update, EOY 2019 1/15/2020 Species Species Species hwy hwy hwy mp # mp # mp # BADGER DEER DEER 036D 070A 285D 90-100 1 200-210 1 230-240 15 BEAR 210-220 1 240-250 26 025A 220-230 6 250-260 6 160-170 1 230-240 8 287C 170-180 1 240-250 7 300-310 1 190-200 2 250-260 35 470A 0470A 260-270 15 0-10 6 20-30 1 074A 10-20 18 285D 0-10 7 DOG 230-240 1 10-20 14 128A COYOTE 075B 10-20 1 025A 10-20 1 ELK 170-180 2 076A 025A 070A 20-30 1 170-180 6 210-220 1 083A 180-190 1 083A 30-40 4 190-200 5 70-80 1 40-50 1 070A DEER 50-60 16 220-230 4 006G 60-70 20 230-240 1 270-280 2 70-80 1 250-260 11 280-290 3 085B 260-270 1 008A 190-200 2 072A 0-10 1 200-210 5 10-20 1 025A 086A 074A 160-170 10 0-10 3 0-10 5 170-180 23 10-20 12 10-20 1 180-190 17 20-30 3 083A 190-200 7 093A 30-40 2 220-230 1 0-10 1 40-50 2 230-240 1 10-20 3 50-60 2 030A 121B 085B 20-30 1 0-10 5 190-200 4 040A 285A 285D 260-270 2 230-240 2 240-250 2 067E FOX 130-140 1 025A 180-190 1 Region 1 roadkill update, EOY 2019 1/15/2020 Species Species Patrols reporting hwy hwy 1502 mp # mp # 1503 LION UNK 1506 025A 074A 1507 170-180 1 0-10 2 1508 MOOSE 083A 1509 025A 40-50 3 1513 160-170 1 50-60 12 1514 070A 60-70 7 1516 220-230 6 70-80 5 1517 PORCUPINE 085B 1518 025A 190-200 2 1519 180-190 1 086A 1521 PRONGHORN 10-20 4 1522 083A 20-30 1 1524 60-70 1 088B 1525 RACCOON 20-30 1 1526 025A 093A 1528 160-170 1 0-10 1 1530 083A 10-20 3 1542 60-70 1 128A 1598 70-80 1 0-10 3 1915 SKUNK 224A 1927 083A 0-10 1 1930 50-60 1 285A 1934 UNK 250-260 1 1935 006G 285D 1936 280-290 2 230-240 2 1940 025A 240-250 1 1941 200-210 1 250-260 3 1945 210-220 1 260-270 2 1969 040A 287C 15S3 240-250 1 290-300 1 CPW 058A 470A 0-10 1 0-10 1 070A 10-20 1 210-220 3 220-230 2 230-240 3 240-250 3 250-260 1 300-310 1 Region 2 roadkill update, EOY 2019 1/15/2020 Totals from CDOT personnel Total number of reported animals killed: 656 Note: Due to a possible compromise in the data, all calculations January - March, 2018, have been excluded from this report BY MONTH 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Jan 14 34 35 - 23 Feb 22 45 43 - 39 Mar 24 74 81 - 45 Apr 54 89 54 31 72 May 31 77 65 98 97 Jun 214 86 97 61 75 Jul 81 69 88 99 81 Aug 71 73 53 57 48 Sep 84 87 48 69 67 Oct 112 127 88 92 36 Nov 94 108 96 90 35 Dec 81 57 77 54 38 Total 882 926 825 651 656 2015-2017 Average 878 Reported Roadkill by Month in Region 2 250 200 150 100 50 0 Number of Documented Roadkill Documented of Number Month 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Region 2 roadkill update, EOY 2019 1/15/2020 2019 BY SPECIES SPECIES BY MONTH SPECIES BY MONTH BEAR 1 May November BEAVER 1 BEAR 1 DEER 26 BIGHORN 1 BEAVER 1 PRONGHORN 3 CAT 5 CAT 3 SKUNK 2 COW 2 DEER 53 UNK 4 COYOTE 6 ELK 17 December DEER 440 MOOSE 1 DEER 28 ELK 55 PRONGHORN 2 ELK 3 GOOSE 3 RACCOON 6 GOOSE 3 HORSE 1 SKUNK 1 UNK 4 MOOSE 2 UNK 12 PORCUPINE 1 June PRONGHORN 14 DEER 57 RABBIT 3 ELK 1 RACCOON 13 PRONGHORN 2 SKUNK 10 RACCOON 7 UNK 98 UNK 8 July SPECIES BY MONTH BIGHORN 1 January COYOTE 1 CAT 1 DEER 62 DEER 20 ELK 6 ELK 1 MOOSE 1 SKUNK 1 UNK 10 February August COW 1 COYOTE 1 COYOTE 1 DEER 35 DEER 22 ELK 2 ELK 2 SKUNK 2 SKUNK 2 UNK 8 UNK 11 September March COYOTE 1 CAT 1 DEER 47 DEER 18 ELK 3 ELK 4 HORSE 1 UNK 22 PRONGHORN 2 April SKUNK 2 COW 1 UNK 11 COYOTE 2 October DEER 39 DEER 33 ELK 15 ELK 1 PRONGHORN 5 PORCUPINE 1 RABBIT 3 UNK 1 UNK 7 Region 2 roadkill update, EOY 2019 1/15/2020 hwy hwy hwy mp # mp # mp # 009A 025A 067A 10-20 8 80-90 3 0-10 5 20-30 4 90-100 3 10-20 1 30-40 4 100-110 4 067D 40-50 2 110-120 2 80-90 1 009B 120-130 1 067F 50-60 3 130-140 6 50-60 1 60-70 3 140-150 7 60-70 1 009C 150-160 9 069A 70-80 4 160-170 4 40-50 1 012A 045A 60-70 3 0-10 4 10-20 2 70-80 3 40-50 1 050A 80-90 3 016A 240-250 1 078A 0-10 1 250-260 3 20-30 4 021A 260-270 1 30-40 4 130-140 1 270-280 7 083A 140-150 3 280-290 18 20-30 2 021B 290-300 3 089A 140-150 7 310-320 2 10-20 1 150-160 2 050B 30-40 2 024A 240-250 5 094A 240-250 2 260-270 2 0-10 8 260-270 7 320-330 2 10-20 14 270-280 10 330-340 1 20-30 5 280-290 25 340-350 4 30-40 7 290-300 50 350-360 25 096A 300-310 34 350-361 6 0-10 1 024G 350-362 5 20-30 1 320-330 2 350-363 4 30-40 4 330-340 2 360-370 8 50-60 3 340-350 4 370-380 4 60-70 1 350-360 3 380-390 1 096B 025A 440-450 14 80-90 1 0-10 2 450-460 5 096C 10-20 1 460-470 3 110-120 1 20-30 1 470-480 3 096D 40-50 1 050C 170-180 2 60-70 1 10-20 1 180-190 16 70-80 6 210-220 1 109A 60-70 1 Region 2 roadkill update, EOY 2019 1/15/2020 hwy Species Species mp # hwy hwy 115A mp # mp # 0-10 18 BEAR DEER 10-20 7 024A 009C 20-30 15 290-300 1 70-80 1 30-40 18 BEAVER 012A 40-50 24 285D 0-10 4 50-60 5 220-230 1 40-50 1 160A BIGHORN 016A 280-290 11 050A 0-10 1 290-300 11 260-270 1 021A 300-310 5 CAT 130-140 1 160C 024A 140-150 3 340-350 1 300-310 1 021B 500-510 1 050B 140-150 6 165A 360-370 2 150-160 2 30-40 7 370-380 1 024A 40-50 3 115A 240-250 1 285D 0-10 1 260-270 3 160-170 1 COW 270-280 9 170-180 8 067F 280-290 21 180-190 1 50-60 1 290-300 43 190-200 5 160A 300-310 33 200-210 2 300-310 1 024G 210-220 3 COYOTE 320-330 2 220-230 19 024A 330-340 2 230-240 18 280-290 1 340-350 4 287A 290-300 1 350-360 1 30-40 1 094A 025A 40-50 2 0-10 1 10-20 1 287B 10-20 1 20-30 1 90-100 1 115A 40-50 1 100-110 1 10-20 1 60-70 1 110-120 2 40-50 1 70-80 6 491B DEER 80-90 2 70-80 1 009A 90-100 2 10-20 8 110-120 1 20-30 4 120-130 1 30-40 1 130-140 5 009B 140-150 7 50-60 1 150-160 9 160-170 3 Region 2 roadkill update, EOY 2019 1/15/2020 Species Species Species hwy hwy hwy mp # mp # mp # DEER DEER DEER 045A 089A 287A 10-20 2 10-20 1 30-40 1 050A 30-40 2 40-50 2 240-250 1 094A 287B 250-260 3 0-10 4 110-120 2 270-280 6 10-20 9 491B 280-290 15 20-30 2 70-80 1 290-300 2 30-40 3 ELK 310-320 2 096A 009A 050B 0-10 1 30-40 3 240-250 5 20-30 1 009B 260-270 2 30-40 4 60-70 2 320-330 2 50-60 2 009C 330-340 1 60-70 1 70-80 3 340-350 2 096B 024A 350-363 4 80-90 1 260-270 4 360-370 1 096C 270-280 1 380-390 1 110-120 1 280-290 2 440-450 2 115A 025A 450-460 5 0-10 11 110-120 1 460-470 3 10-20 3 130-140 1 470-480 3 20-30 15 80-90 1 067A 30-40 17 115A 0-10 3 40-50 22 40-50 1 10-20 1 50-60 5 160A 067D 160A 280-290 10 80-90 1 280-290 1 290-300 11 067F 300-310 4 285D 60-70 1 160C 170-180 7 069A 340-350 1 180-190 1 40-50 1 500-510 1 190-200 2 60-70 3 165A 200-210 1 70-80 3 30-40 7 220-230 1 80-90 3 40-50 3 230-240 3 078A 285D GOOSE 20-30 2 190-200 3 025A 083A 200-210 1 100-110 3 20-30 1 210-220 3 HORSE 220-230 17 287B 230-240 15 90-100 1 Region 2 roadkill update, EOY 2019 1/15/2020 Species Species Species hwy hwy hwy mp # mp # mp # MOOSE Raccoon UNK 024A 094A 078A 280-290 1 0-10 1 20-30 2 025A SKUNK 094A 160-170 1 050A 30-40 2 PORCUPINE 270-280 1 096A 094A 280-290 1 50-60 1 0-10 1 050B 096D PRONGHORN 370-380 1 170-180 2 009A 067A 180-190 16 40-50 2 0-10 2 210-220 1 009B 094A 109A 60-70 1 20-30 2 60-70 1 024A 30-40 2 115A 240-250 1 115A 0-10 5 024G 0-10 1 10-20 3 350-360 2 UNK 30-40 1 078A 009B 285D 30-40 2 50-60 2 160-170 1 083A 021B 20-30 1 140-150 1 094A 025A 0-10 1 0-10 2 10-20 1 100-110 1 20-30 1 90-100 1 285D 050A 170-180 1 280-290 2 287B 290-300 1 100-110 1 050B RABBIT 340-350 2 094A 350-360 23 10-20 3 350-361 6 RACCOON 350-362 5 024A 360-370 2 290-300 5 370-380 2 050B 440-450 12 350-360 2 050C 360-370 3 10-20 1 078A 30-40 2 Region 2 roadkill update, EOY 2019 1/15/2020 PATROLS REPORTING 2401 2430 2403 2431 2404 2432 2405 2433 2406 2435 2407 2436 2408 2437 2409 2438 2410 2439 2412 2441 2414 2446 2415 2452 2416 2453 2418 2458 2419 2459 2420 2460 2421 2465 2422 2467 2423 2468 2424
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