Research overview: global patterns of felid road mortality near cities

Vehicle collisions are a leading direct cause of death for felids in human-dominated landscapes worldwide, from pumas on Los Angeles freeways to leopard cats on Taiwan rural roads and fishing cats in Colombo. This overview synthesises roadkill research identifying the landscape and traffic factors that create collision hotspots, the demographic toll on small isolated populations, and the modelling approaches used to predict and prioritise mitigation. It examines the convergence of solutions, crossings, fencing and culverts, across very different felids and regions. The synthesis frames road mortality as a near-universal urban felid threat with a shared, increasingly evidence-based mitigation toolkit.