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If you ride a bicycle on the roads in Texas it's pretty bleak. You can expect to see 4-5 dead animals in any mile. The buzzard population is doing well because
by foxyv 5y ago
If you ride a bicycle on the roads in Texas it's pretty bleak. You can expect to see 4-5 dead animals in any mile. The buzzard population is doing well because we don't pick up roadkill anymore. But it puts into perspective how many animals die from car collisions. It's like riding along a 100 foot wide, 200 mile graveyard.
- photojosh 5y agoIs this at least a little outside urban areas? The same is true in Australia, mainly with kangaroos.
- foxyv 5y agoTexas geography is a bit weird. Everything is 20-30 miles apart with a bunch of little small communities. There are huge sprawling ranches and private reserves all over the place. Very little public land too. Herds of 100+ whitetail deer hang out in the city parks at night. Armadillos and opossums are everywhere. I'm sure in city centers it's a bit different because there isn't as much wild land. But even in the outskirts of Austin you will see tons of ranch land and 5 acre homesteads. It's pretty cool to ride at night and see the wildlife living alongside housing tracts and 7/11 stores. Although if you like gardening you can bet a deer will eat your roses before too long. All the gardens look like maximum security prisons!