A research project to understand the high mortality rate of giant anteaters and reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions on highways, thus achieving safer roads for animals and road users.

The giant anteater is an emblematic South American mammal, listed as vulnerable to extinction by the International Union for Conservation of Nature – IUCN. The native forests and vegetation of the Brazilian Cerrado are natural habitats for giant anteaters. However, in the last 35 years, more than half of this biome has been converted to pasture or agricultural land. In addition to these damages affecting the survival of the species, its remaining habitats are being fragmented and divided by the expansion of the road network.

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Through the Anteaters and Highways Project, we seek to reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions and thus achieve safer roads for all.