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shifting road kills

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Subject: shifting road kills
From: "Terry Pacey" <>
Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2003 08:50:58 +1000
I have to agree with Paul Walbridge on this one.  In drought times, in
western areas, it would take weeks to get anywhere if we shifted all road
kills.

A few years ago, my wife and I counted over 100 'roo carcasses in a ten
kilometre section of road just south of Surat (Queensland).  I would
probably still be there if I had tried to move all the carcasses.

However, I have tried to move roadkills, where possible,  for many years.
Wedgetails are the main problem in many areas.  I have even found them
feeding on roadkills in the middle of the night on isolated back roads.
They seem to take even longer to take off at night.

Terry Pacey

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