Road Kill stats

as someone who spends an inordinate amount of time traveling the highways & byways of this fine country, I'm really not too surprised by this new study. seems the same cannot be said for the scientists who conducted it.

"A surprising new study on road kill suggests some species, particularly amphibians, are so often victims of motorists that the phenomenon may help explain the decline of entire populations.

During the survey, they found 10,500 dead animals representing 69 species.

To find their study subjects, the researchers drove slowly in vehicles marked with light beacons, said coauthor David Glista. They worked in two-person teams "so there were extra eyes to observe traffic," he said, adding that there were frightening instances "where we had to question some motorists' skills."

amen, brother...