Deer Crashes: Does topography play a factor?
Deer Crashes: Does topography play a factor? Introduction Driving down the Wisconsin roads can be beautiful and relaxing until a deer jumps out in front of a moving vehicle . This happens quite often as Wisconsin ranks 7 th in the United States when it comes to deer crashes, and Wisconsin residents have a 1 in 57 chance of hitting a deer (State Farm). In 2019, there were over 18,414 deer crashes across the state of Wisconsin (Community Maps ,2021 ) . The average cost of a deer crash was $3,362 (Taschler , 2019 ). Some of these crashes seem to have occurred with similar topographies. This project will investigate if certain type s of topography increase the chance of a deer crash. Literature Review This article explains why ...