RoadWatch BC

RoadWatch BC is a new program for recording, storing, and synthesizing information on vehicle-induced wildlife mortality (i.e., roadkill) information in British Columbia. It was inspired during the publication of our first supplement to Wildlife Afield entitled Roads and Wildlife, which recognized two specific problems:

1) vehicle-induced wildlife mortality is a major problem for many species of wildlife in British Columbia; and

2) there is no province-wide program that promotes awareness of the road mortality problem for all wildlife.


In recognition of these problems, the Biodiversity Centre for Wildlife Studies developed RoadWatch BC to:

1) raise awareness;

2) encourage data-recording and the centralization of a vehicle-induced wildlife mortality database;

3) understand the scope of the problem both in the kinds of species being killed and in what abundance; and

4) summarize and interpret wildlife mortality data to identify problem areas and species and provide suggestions for mitigation.

We hope you will participate in this important program. If you see any road-killed wildlife (e.g., amphibians, reptiles, birds, or mammals), please complete a RoadWatch BC form and submit your information via e-mail, fax, or regular mail.

RoadWatch BC On-line Data Form

RoadWatch BC On-line Data Form (example)

RoadTrip BC

A specialized component of RoadWatch BC is the RoadTrip BC travel log. This program provides greater detail for evaluating the rate or frequency at which different animals are killed by vehicles. The primary difference between RoadWatch BC and RoadTrip BC forms is that the latter requires information on total driving distance and driving route. For geo-referencing purposes, participants also record various known landmarks (e.g., rivers and creeks, road junctions, towns) during their journey. Users of GPS technology may also wish to record their trips using the Route or Tracking feature on their personal GPS unit, which can be forwarded in a separate e-mail as an attachment in Microsoft Excel, tab-delimited, or comma separated format.

RoadTrip BC On-line Data Form

RoadTrip BC On-line Data Form (example)