Lockdown's Silver Lining? Different Levels of Roadkill during the COVID-19 Times in Lithuania

L Balčiauskas, J Stratford, A Kučas, L Balčiauskienė - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The impact of COVID-19-related human and vehicular mobility restrictions
on the number of roadkills of wild mammals, and roe deer in particular, was assessed in …

Mammal Roadkills in Lithuanian Urban Areas: A 15-Year Study

L Balčiauskas, A Kučas, L Balčiauskienė - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary We examined traffic accidents involving wildlife and domestic animals in
Lithuanian urban areas from 2007 to 2022. We analyzed the proportions of wild and …

Roe Deer, Lithuania's Smallest and Most Abundant Cervid

L Balčiauskas - Forests, 2024 - mdpi.com
A review of 113 scientific and other publications on the smallest and most abundant deer in
Lithuania, the roe deer (Capreolus capreolus), is presented, along with an analysis based …

Roadkill Patterns on Workdays, Weekends and Long Weekends: Anticipating the Implications of a Four-Day Work Week

L Balčiauskas, A Kučas, L Balčiauskienė - Diversity, 2024 - mdpi.com
Understanding the spatial and temporal patterns of animal road mortality is important for
planning protective measures and raising driver awareness. In our study of Lithuania …

Phylogenetic characterisation of tick-borne encephalitis virus from Lithuania

M Sidorenko, J Radzijevskaja, S Mickevičius… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
The Baltic states are the region in Europe where tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is most
endemic. The highest notification rate of TBE cases is reported in Lithuania, where the …

Trends and Characteristics of Human Casualties in Wildlife–Vehicle Accidents in Lithuania, 2002–2022

L Balčiauskas, A Kučas, L Balčiauskienė - Animals, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Analysis of 474 human casualties in wildlife–vehicle accidents (WVAs) in
Lithuania between 2002 and 2022 revealed that their numbers have been escalating since …