What proportion of badgers (Meles meles) are killed on roads in rural areas in the Republic of Ireland?

Abstract

Introduction Road casualties are often believed to be a significant cause of mortality for badgers. However, it is unusual for data on badger road casualties to come from a population that is well studied, with the rare exceptions being those of Woodchester Park and Wytham Wood in England. Previously published road mortality data have led to a consensus amongst researchers that a high proportion of adult badgers are expected to be killed by road traffic each year (Harris