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- 1. an animal (or animals, collectively) killed by a vehicle on a road.
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Roadkill is a wild animal that has been killed by collision with motor vehicles. Wildlife-vehicle collisions (WVC) have increasingly been the topic of academic research to understand the causes, and how they can be mitigated. [1][2][3] History. Roadkill caracal in Afedena (exclosure), Ethiopia.
ROADKILL definition: 1. animals that are killed on roads by cars or other vehicles: 2. someone or something that is…. Learn more.
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Response to a request for information regarding roadkill procedures and costs.
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Published 6 July 2018
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The meaning of ROADKILL is the remains of an animal that has been killed on a road by a motor vehicle. How to use roadkill in a sentence.
Roadkill is the remains of an animal or animals that have been killed on the road by cars or other vehicles.
Aug 9, 2016 · Animals who are migrating, tracking a mate, or looking for food and water have to cross roads, unaware of the speeding metal danger that is the automobile. Each crossing is a danger to them, and...
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Mar 23, 2015 · The 250 million cars and trucks continuously traveling America’s roads kill unknown millions of animals a year — and there are some good reasons why we shouldn’t ignore this entirely.