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Thick swarms of black flies hummed and knocked against the windows of an idling car, while crows and vultures waited nearby — eyeballing the taut and bloated carcasses roasting in the October heat.
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Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2024
While everyone mills around, a fur buyer rolls up in a truck with a U-Haul cargo carrier piled with dozens of gray fox carcasses.
—Britta Lokting, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2024
The bed of the Can-Am piles up with bloodied carcasses.
—Britta Lokting, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2024
Roadkill also places a physical and environmental burden on waste management facilities to take in hundreds of carcasses annually, some which could spread chronic wasting disease.
—Cleo Krejci, Journal Sentinel, 10 Oct. 2024
One study found that decomposition is up to three times slower when vultures aren’t around to clean up carcasses.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 9 Oct. 2024
One simulation model found that if only 1% of carcasses were contaminated by diclofenac, Indian vulture populations would fall by between 60% and 90% annually, and a study of carcasses showed that about 10% were contaminated.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 9 Oct. 2024
Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2024
While everyone mills around, a fur buyer rolls up in a truck with a U-Haul cargo carrier piled with dozens of gray fox carcasses.
—Britta Lokting, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2024
The bed of the Can-Am piles up with bloodied carcasses.
—Britta Lokting, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2024
Roadkill also places a physical and environmental burden on waste management facilities to take in hundreds of carcasses annually, some which could spread chronic wasting disease.
—Cleo Krejci, Journal Sentinel, 10 Oct. 2024
One study found that decomposition is up to three times slower when vultures aren’t around to clean up carcasses.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 9 Oct. 2024
One simulation model found that if only 1% of carcasses were contaminated by diclofenac, Indian vulture populations would fall by between 60% and 90% annually, and a study of carcasses showed that about 10% were contaminated.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Carcasses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carcasses. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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