It’s estimated that 400 million animals die each year on roads in the United States, struck by vehicles. It’s impossible to know precise numbers, particularly since mortally wounded animals will crawl away from road shoulders (where the dead can be counted). That 400 million figure is extrapolated from various local surveys and collision statistics. A…
Archives for Friday, March 5, 2010
Meanwhile, in Other Blogs . . .
March 5, 2010: Snippets from other nature and photo blogs . . . and a related Flickr fave. Many thanks to ucumari for licensing this photo of a bobcat under Creative Commons. I love checking out Trish Carney’s bobcat images at Wild Lives. I’ve seen only a few bobcats during my time in California, so…