1. Japanese trains fight deer hits.
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Reese, K.M.
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RAILROAD accidents , *WILDLIFE conservation - Abstract
Reports that Kohtaro Matsuo from Mino City in Osaka, Japan, has written about the efforts of JR West Railway to prevent trains from colliding with wild deers. Application of a lion dung, believed to keep deers away from the railways, into an experimental 400-meter stretch of railroad of JR West Railway; Benefits of the experimentation for the company; Installation of yet another simple and expensive method to ensure railroad safety.
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- 2003
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