This was a Virginia Opossum...killed on Neyagawa this summer.
Among the 29 species of mammal found in the Sixteen Mile Creek Valley and Oakville-Milton Wetlands and Uplands ANSIs is the Virginia Opposum, considered rare in the Region of Halton, being known from five or less locations in the municipality. Source: MNR ANSI Report Appendices
Find out more about the efects of roads on birds and animals :
Research on Road Ecology
in particular
Fahrig, L., and T. Rytwinski. 2009. Effects of roads on animal abundance: an empirical review and synthesis. Ecology and Society 14(1): 21.
Table1. Documented effects of roads and traffic on animal abundance.
Fig. 1. A. Snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina) digging a nest on the shoulder of a paved road. B. Snapping turtle killed by traffic on the same road. (Photos courtesy of Ewen Eberhardt.)
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