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The Road to Connectivity: Designing a Framework for Actor Engagement in Wildlife-Vehicle Conflict Mitigation

Santella, Cayley
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Politte, Sofia
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Green, Jordan
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Swaddle, John
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Wildlife-vehicle conflict (WVC) impacts wildlife conservation efforts, driver safety, and has costly economic implications. For successful mitigation of WVCs, coordination is required among various actors which can be challenging due to the lack of a clear framework for effectively engaging those actors. My goal is to understand and document the best practices for engaging diverse actors in WVC mitigation, using Loudoun County (Virginia, USA) as a case study. We conducted interviews of key state and local actors, along with background research and a literature review on successful implementation, to identify the best methods of actor engagement. Research findings are incorporated into a translational framework model. My findings include the primary barriers and motivators of key actors with funding and public support being the most crucial. This report aims to increase local knowledge and accessibility of information related to local level decision making related to WVC mitigation strategy implementation.
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2025
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William & Mary
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Institute for Integrative Conservation
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Santella, C., Politte, S., Green, J., & Swaddle, J. (2025). The Road to Connectivity: Designing a Framework for Actor Engagement in Wildlife-Vehicle Conflict Mitigation. Institute for Integrative Conservation. William & Mary. https://doi.org/10.21220/0S8C-4B47
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