The Journal of Zoology Studies Vol. 3 No. 4 2016 Journalofzoology.com Page 87 The Journal of Zoology Studies 2016; 3(4): 87-90 ISSN 2348-5914 JOZS 2016; 3(4): 87-90 JOZS © 2016 Received: 23-07-2016 Accepted: 23-09-2016 Mohammad Quamruzzaman Wildlife Conservation Team of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh Prosenjit Debbarma Naturalist and Eco tour Guide Satchari National Park, Habiganj, Bangladesh Md. Abu Hanifa Mehedi Natural Resource Management Facilitator, USAID’s Climate- Resilient Ecosystems and Livelihoods (CREL) project Center for Natural Resource Studies (CNRS), Satchari National Park, Chunarughat, Habiganj, Bangladesh Corresponding Author: Mohammad Quamruzzaman Wildlife Conservation Team of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh E-mail: q.babu62@gmail.com Observations on some roadkill of snakes and mammals adjacent to Satchari National park, Bangladesh Authors: Mohammad Quamruzzaman, Prosenjit Debbarma, Md. Abu Hanifa Mehedi Abstract Satchari National Park is one of the biodiversity rich protected forests in north-east region of Bangladesh which is potentially a biodiversity hotspot of that region. A road passing adjacent to this National Park is the growing concern for wildlife now a day because of accident due to vehicular traffic. About 8 different species of wildlife fauna were found dead due to collision with vehicles. We mainly focused on the mortality of snakes and mammals during the study. The following opportunistic survey was conducted from May 2015 and April 2016 to observe the actual scenario of the roadkills animals. Keywords: Satchari National Park, Roadkills, King Cobra, Bangladesh 1. Introduction Accidents with vehicles on road may affect populations of common and threatened species [3] . Roads are known to cause mortality of animals due to accidents with vehicular traffic, habitat loss due to deforestation, affect animal movement, cause change in animal behavior, and cause ecological effects such as fragmentation [4, 5, 6, 10] . Studies related to roadkill animals have been wisely conducted in North America, Europe, Australia and some African countries but in Asia notably Bangladesh very few studies are available. Satchari National Park is a segment of the Raghunandan Hill Reserve Forest under Chunarughat Upazila of Habiganj district, located between 24°5' to 24°10' N latitude and 91°25' to91°30' E longitude.It was declared as National Park in 2005 with an area of 242.91 hectare [1] . The Park stands on the old Dhaka-Sylhet highway some 130-140 Km northeast of Dhaka city. The forest area is comprised of scattered slopes and hillocks ranging from 10-15 meters in height [11] . The following roadkill observations were sampled adjacent to the road of national park from May 2015 to April 2016. No systematic survey techniques were followed other than opportunistic survey. For identification several field guides were used [2, 7, 9] . We have not preserved any animals during our survey. 2. Methods To quantify the direct impact of roads on wild animals, the number of roadkills that occurred on road passing near Satchari National Park was counted. The study was restricted to snakes and mammals. To quantify the roadkills, the road was surveyed systematically between 0600 and 0900 hr twice a month at fortnightly intervals for eight months from May 2015 and April 2016. In addition, using opportunistic sampling method, data on roadkills were also collected during incidental visits and based on the information received from other researchers, department staff and local people. At every sighting of a roadkill, information such as place, species name, number and status of the kill was recorded. After recording the above details, the carcass was removed from the road.