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==Roadkill seagulls==
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Here on Cape Cod, we periodically get roadkill [[seagull]]s. Seagulls open clams and other [[shellfish]] by picking them up and dropping them onto hard surfaces (such as rocks and roads) from the air. At times, they have been known to dive through the windshields of cars that come up beneath just as they drop the shell. --[[User:Fubar Obfusco|FOo]] 17:52, 21 Dec 2004 (UTC)

==Eating roadkill?==
Surprised to see nothing about eating roadkill on this page. I might add something later. - [[User:FrancisTyers|FrancisTyers]] 19:03, 19 October 2005 (UTC)
:I've removed the reference to Tennessee making it illegal to eat roadkill because I found [http://www.oakridger.com/stories/051499/stt_0515990005.html an article] that says the opposite.--[[User:Nonpareility|Nonpareility]] 19:45, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

does anyone have information on state roadkill programs to distribute the roadkill? <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/208.66.213.108|208.66.213.108]] ([[User talk:208.66.213.108|talk]]) 16:10, 7 October 2007 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

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==Requested move==
I requested moving [[Road fauna]] → [[Roadkill]] (currently a redirect) as Roadkill is a '''much''' more common name (i.e. 2,500,000 results for Roadkill on Google versus 445 for Road fauna). — -- Reinyday, 21:12, 5 March 2006 (UTC)

* '''Support'''. Don't think I'm familiar with "road fauna" but the article uses roadkill when talking about it, so... [[User:Jibbajabba|Jibbajabba]] 21:38, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
* '''Support''' no brainer. - [[User:FrancisTyers|FrancisTyers]] 01:25, 6 March 2006 (UTC)
* '''Bewildered''. US centric terms, and not necessarily used in other english speaking locations on the planet. Google is inherently us-centric. Would '''stongly''' suggest '''no action''', unless non-us voters identify as such and identify local usages. I am australian.[[User:SatuSuro]] 09:14, 6 March 2006 (UTC)
* '''Support'''. [[User:Jonathunder|Jonathunder]] 23:19, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

While I acknowledge and understand SatuSuro's concern, I'm afraid the vote is still rather clear.

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== STUDY of numbers killed? Call the stats cops now! ==
One parochial-size survey and its estimated that 26,000,000 cats are killed on US roads annually. Either the methodology is fatally skewed beyond redemption or the extrapolation concepts of the interpreter got too hot. Crap math, crap science, crap citation, crap. This article is full of it and needs a review urgently. <small>—The preceding [[Wikipedia:Sign your posts on talk pages|unsigned]] comment was added by [[User:Plutonium27|Plutonium27]] ([[User talk:Plutonium27|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Plutonium27|contribs]]) 01:40, 23 February 2007 (UTC).</small><!-- HagermanBot Auto-Unsigned -->

== The Roadkill Chef ==
Cooking roadkill on BBC3 [http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/programmes/roadkill_chef/], and in australia [http://www.roadkillcafe.com.au/public/index.php] -- [[User:172.179.166.54|172.179.166.54]] 20:50, 23 June 2007 (UTC)

== Too many images? ==
I think we got the idea with the first one or two. Do we really need so many pictures of multilated animals in this article? -Scaeme <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/86.130.187.109|86.130.187.109]] ([[User talk:86.130.187.109|talk]]) 03:41, 10 January 2008 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
::I'm afraid I have to agree with that. You don't see photos of people shooting other people in the murder articles, or dead people, or such things in other articles. ― [[User:Why sigh, cutie pie?|LADY GALAXY]] 21:36, 14 January 2008 (UTC)
:::Removing all the pics was overkill. What we should have is a few in the article, and a link to a gallery on Commons. I have several pictures I can add, but will add to and create a Commons gallery, including the ones removed here, probably as part of [[:Commons:Category:Dead animals]] (warning - graphic pictures of dead animals). [[User:Carcharoth|Carcharoth]] ([[User talk:Carcharoth|talk]]) 05:47, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

*[[:Image:Dead hedgehog (road kill).jpg]]
*[[:Image:Robin roadkill 31l06.JPG]]
*[[:Image:Roadkill.jpg]]
*[[:Image:roadkilldeer.jpg]]
*[[:Image:Dead Opossum.jpg]]
*[[:Image:Fox road kill.JPG]]

Will add the above to a Commons category. [[User:Carcharoth|Carcharoth]] ([[User talk:Carcharoth|talk]]) 17:10, 6 April 2008 (UTC)
:::Is it REALLY necessary to keep any of these pictures? isn't the mere description of what a roadkill is enough? or do you think that's absolutely indispensable to provide gruesome pictures of some dead animals? --[[Special:Contributions/93.32.227.213|93.32.227.213]] ([[User talk:93.32.227.213|talk]]) 21:54, 23 August 2009 (UTC)

== Who picks up Roadkill? ==
This is a valid question for those who are physically, psychologically and emotionally affected by the sight and smell of a battered mammalian corpse in the street or near a sidewalk.

As far as I can tell it is a citizen's duty to clean up roadkill, and few cities really have the funding or concern to implement a roadkill removal program, aside from an annual street clean. I think the article should touch on the issue of who is responsible for removing dead and dying animals from the roadside. <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/75.175.60.108|75.175.60.108]] ([[User talk:75.175.60.108|talk]]) 22:21, 30 January 2008 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

* No it shouldn't. An encyclopedia article is not supposed to be prescriptive. It might make mention of existing practices though, I suppose. [[User:Extenebris|Extenebris]] ([[User talk:Extenebris|talk]]) 13:10, 28 June 2008 (UTC)

Jeez == "no it shouldn't - WHY? Where in Wikipedia does it say that this? I personally (as someone who drives a LOT) would like to know who cleans this stuff up off the roads? I suppose the logic behind no articles about THE ROAD KILL CAFE (Wyoming) mentioned on QI tonight is that because it's commercial it's not allowed?? What a load of crap. I should be able to pick up an encyclopedia and look up ANYTHING - not just what a self appointed "editor" thinks is relevant! <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/77.98.252.87|77.98.252.87]] ([[User talk:77.98.252.87|talk]]) 22:27, 8 April 2009 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

:I agree it is a missing feature of this article. I hope to add something soon on it. It appears to be municipalities or people they contract out, and highway contractors who remove dead animals on the roads. They respond to reports from the public. [[User:Canadianknowledgelover|Canadianknowledgelover]] ([[User talk:Canadianknowledgelover|talk]]) 23:22, 18 September 2014 (UTC)

:Done. I put it near the top of the page, because of its importance and urgency (public safety etc) when dead animals are found. Included discussion of why quick removal is essential to public safety; and how it is done sometimes by moving rather than removing the carcass. [[User:Canadianknowledgelover|Canadianknowledgelover]] ([[User talk:Canadianknowledgelover|talk]]) <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned"> — Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|undated]] comment added 03:02, 19 September 2014 (UTC)</span><!--Template:Undated--> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

== Wording ==
"The animal species most likely to be recorded as a roadkill are mammals."

Mammals are a [[class %28biology%29]], not a species. There is no need to introduce taxonomical hair-splitting into the article, so I've just reworded this so that it sits better with purists like me. [[User:Extenebris|Extenebris]] ([[User talk:Extenebris|talk]]) 13:31, 28 June 2008 (UTC)

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:So it is food for something, but if you want to eat a 10 day dead Wombat, then go ahead. [[User:Enlil Ninlil|Enlil Ninlil]] ([[User talk:Enlil Ninlil|talk]]) 07:03, 29 August 2008 (UTC)

== No mention of Hedgehogs? ==
This article does not mention [[Hedgehogs]]. In Northern Europe, Britain in particular, Hedgehogs are the most well known animal in road kills. See here [http://www.wildlandscpr.org/biblio-notes/europe-s-best-known-traffic-victim-hedgehog] "''between 113,000 and 340,000 hedgehogs are killed on Dutch roads each year. Sponholz (1965) estimated that the number of hedgehog traffic victims in former western Germany also was very high: 720,000-1,000,000 per year.''".
And here [http://www.thehedgehog.co.uk/dangers.htm] "''You've all seen the the remains on the road. It's estimated that between 50,000 - 100.000 hedgehogs are killed by motor vehicles each year.''" (figure for GB). [[User:TiffaF|TiffaF]] ([[User talk:TiffaF|talk]]) 10:19, 29 June 2009 (UTC)

==Armadillos as common roadkill==
The last section mentions that armadillos are a common roadkill because they jump when threatened. That doesn't make sense, armadillos curl up into balls. <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/72.193.20.149|72.193.20.149]] ([[User talk:72.193.20.149|talk]]) 01:27, 16 November 2009 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

== The example picture ==
In that picture the driver is driving illegally. Thank you. [[Special:Contributions/71.218.133.45|71.218.133.45]] ([[User talk:71.218.133.45|talk]]) 17:15, 26 March 2010 (UTC)
:What relevance does this have? It's an article on roadkill, not motor vehicle laws or traffic safety.[[User:Stian|Stian]] ([[User talk:Stian|talk]]) 10:28, 28 November 2010 (UTC)
::It's unclear which picture was referred to, or whether it is still in the article. Consider that different countries use [[left hand traffic]] or right hand traffic rules. [[User:Reify-tech|Reify-tech]] ([[User talk:Reify-tech|talk]]) 18:10, 14 April 2014 (UTC)

== Removed paragraph ==
I removed this paragraph:

The number of road fauna present on a given stretch of freeway is said to follow a [[Poisson distribution]]. Some researchers{{Who|date=December 2008}} believe [[lunar phase]]s have an effect on the amount of road kills. Further study is needed to support this [[hypothesis]].

The point about Poisson distribution seems very obscure, and the reference to lunar phases having an impacted seems simply far-fetched. While neither of those is a removal criteria in and of itself, neither statement includes a source.[[User:Stian|Stian]] ([[User talk:Stian|talk]]) 10:28, 28 November 2010 (UTC)

== I want to make this article more palatable... ==
Hi,
if no objections come within a day, I will [[be bold]] and replace some of the more gruesome images with much more "beautiful" (if you can say that with this topic) ones from Commons... We do have them, after all!
This will illustrate very exactly what "roadkill" constitutes, but there will be somewhat less blood'n'guts involved. However, blood'n'guts will, in my opinion, be replaced by emotionality.

What do you think of my proposed radical changes? --[[User:Eu-151|Eu-151]] ([[User talk:Eu-151|talk]]) 21:35, 19 November 2013 (UTC)

:What about also exploring some of the more positive and useful sides to road-kill in conservation work? Road-kill numbers can be used to gauge a species' health. If a species is nocturnal or shy its numbers can be very hard to count and continually monitor in the wild and sometimes counting road-kill and comparing the amounts of road-kill from year to year is the only way to estimate the health of a species' population. The extent of road-kill spotted for each mammal is related to the number of those mammals in the wild. For example, in recent years there has been a noticeable decline in the numbers of hedgehog road-kills, as seen in the UK; from over 200,000 hedgehog road-kills in 1990 down to below 50,000 in 2010. It was easily noticed that there were fewer dead hedgehogs on the roads, in 2010, and this quickly and effectively raised awareness and concern about the health and sustainability of the Hedgehog population in the UK. <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/86.148.23.103|86.148.23.103]] ([[User talk:86.148.23.103|talk]]) 02:54, 14 April 2014 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:Unsigned IP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

== [[:File:Roadkill on Route 170 Okatie Hwy by the Chechessee River, SC, USA, jjron 09.04.2012.jpg]]==
Hello! This is a note to let the editors of this article know that [[:File:Roadkill on Route 170 Okatie Hwy by the Chechessee River, SC, USA, jjron 09.04.2012.jpg]] will be appearing as [[Wikipedia:picture of the day|picture of the day]] on April 14, 2014. You can view and edit the POTD blurb at [[Template:POTD/2014-04-14]]. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the [[Main Page]]. Thanks!&nbsp;—&nbsp;[[User:Crisco 1492|Crisco 1492]] ([[User talk:Crisco 1492|talk]]) 00:15, 28 March 2014 (UTC)
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Excuse me when saying this, but how the hell did a picture of roadkill make it to the front page. I would be inclined to believe it was chosen because it is shocking and a prank.. <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/178.167.254.13|178.167.254.13]] ([[User talk:178.167.254.13|talk]]) 17:20, 14 April 2014 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:Unsigned IP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

== Cultural Aspects; new Causes section ==

I was editing the Cultural Aspects section, and found the research about Intentional Collisions there. I don't think it really belongs there, but could go in a new category of causes of roadkill. Intentional collisions would be a small part of that. I looked at the research involved. While it referred to an early study that detected suspicion of roadkill, I couldn't find any reference of that suspicion or the related data in that study. This is the link to the secondary study: http://longpointcauseway.com/library/Road%20Mortality%20on%20the%20Long%20Point%20Causeway.pdf. The main author however is the same author as the study of intentional roadkill, so I will use his second study as a source for the suspicion. This earlier study is also a good source for causes involving development of roads in areas populated by wildlife.

I note there is a Research category in the article. However, that seems somewhat awkward. I'd rather see the topics of the research incorporated into the article by their subjects.

I'm having trouble with this statement in the Cultural Aspects section: "The fact that most people's encounters with roadkill occur long enough after the time of death for the carcass to be further macerated by traffic, or begin to decompose, has contributed to strong negative or ironic cultural associations and taboos. For example, when the Tennessee legislature attempted to legalize the use of accidentally killed animals, they became the subject of stereotyping and derisive humor.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.nytimes.com/1999/03/14/us/statehouse-journal-a-road-kill-proposal-is-food-for-jokesters.html | work=The New York Times | title=Statehouse Journal; A Road-Kill Proposal Is Food for Jokesters | first=David | last=Firestone | date=1999-03-14 | accessdate=2010-04-10}}</ref>"

Is it a fact that roadkill encounters are long after the death? I don't think so. Would need a citation for that. It hasn't been the case in my experience in any travels in North America. I think the negative associations have more to do with the thought of eating roadkill itself, not being safe or sanitary or wholesome. I'm going to give a slightly different twist on it to that effect.

[[User:Canadianknowledgelover|Canadianknowledgelover]] ([[User talk:Canadianknowledgelover|talk]]) 23:06, 18 September 2014 (UTC)

I found this paragraph listed under "prevention" but it really belongs under "causes". It is labelled [[Attractive nuisance]], which has an article associated with it and relates to a term from torts law that will not be widely known. I think it's better to talk about the phenomenon itself.

This is how it now reads: {{main|Rumble strip#Wildlife attraction}}
:"On roadways where [[rumble strip]]s are installed along road shoulders, they may accumulate [[road salt]] in regions where it is used. The excess salt constitutes an [[attractive nuisance]] because it may attract both small and large wildlife in search of [[salt lick]]s; these animals are at great risk of becoming roadkill or causing accidents.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mdt.mt.gov/research/docs/research_proj/wildlife_crossing_mitigation/final_report.pdf |title=Wildlife-Vehicle Collision and Crossing Mitigation Measures: A Toolbox for the Montana Dept of Transportation, May 2007 |publisher=Mdt.mt.gov |date=2013-04-19 |accessdate=2013-11-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/articles/2941.html |title=Reducing Moose–Vehicle Collisions through Salt Pool Removal and Displacement: an Agent-Based Modeling Approach, Ecology and Society, 2009 |publisher=Ecologyandsociety.org |date= |accessdate=2013-11-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tfhrc.gov/pubrds/05sep/05.htm |title=U.S. FHWA, Public Roads, Of Moose and Mud, Sept/Oct 2005 |publisher=Tfhrc.gov |date= |accessdate=2013-11-16}}</ref>"

[[User:Canadianknowledgelover|Canadianknowledgelover]] ([[User talk:Canadianknowledgelover|talk]]) 03:46, 19 September 2014 (UTC)

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