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HAZE Temp: 48 °F Wind: CLM at 0 mph Thursday, November 21, 2002 SECTIONS Home Page Local News Sports Business Obituaries Life Opinion - Politics AP News Weather Classified Archives Site Map EXTRA HomeLife Magazine W3 Magazine Jobs @ Mail Tribune Tempo A & E Oregon CarZone Wellness Connection Real Estate Newspaper in Education Prime Times Outdoor Journal Personals Movie Times TV Times E The People CLASSIFIEDS Find a Car Find a Home Find a Job Find Everything E SOUTHERN OREGON Automotive Communities Entertainment Publications Recreation Calendar ABOUT US FAQ What's New Advertise Home Delivery Classified Ad Contact Us Media Kit Email Story to a Friend October 8, 2002 Since you asked Lime cuts smell of road kill I have seen, many times in the past, dead animals alongside the road. It might be a deer or a skunk or even a possum. Why do they cover them with that white powder to get them to decay faster? Why don’t they give them to places like Wildlife Images, or just leave them alone so other wild animals can eat them? — Nanette P., Gold Hill That white powder you see on carcasses is lime, which is used as a last resort for helping reduce the smell of a rotting animal. In fact, the Oregon State Police have a statewide procedure for dealing with road-kill animals, and the agency’s Fish and Wildlife officers are cross-trained as meat inspectors to carry it out. When an officer is called to a fresh kill, he first checks to see if it is fit for human consumption, but they rarely are, says OSP Lt. Steve Ross. Then the officer typically contacts Wildlife Images. If the rehab center cannot pick up the anima, then the officer contacts highway department crews, which generally collect the carcasses and dispose of them at a nearby landfill. Those far enough off the road that they do not create a hazard sometimes are coated with lime to cut the stench. Send questions to "Since You Asked," Mail Tribune Newsroom, P.O. Box 1108, Medford, OR 97501; by fax to 541- 776-4376; or by e-mail to [email protected] Printer Friendly Version Email Story to a Friend Subscribe Archive: Click to Search Mail Tribune Home Local News | Sports | Business | Obituaries | Life Opinion - Politics | AP News | Archives | Site Map E Southern Oregon | Classified Copyright 1997-2002 Mail Tribune. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy webmaster feedback A D V E R T I S E R S