Annotated Bibliography

Gobalet, Kenneth. How to Use Roadkill to Study the Skeleton. The American Biology Teacher 65.9

(2003): 650. Web. 3 March. 2015.

Gobalets article in the scholarly magazine, The American Biology Teacher, is a profound view
on finding alternative practical uses for roadkill. In this article, Gobalet discusses the many
common types of roadkill in California aswell as the practical uses for the carcasses. In this letter
to the editor, the author claims that using roadkill to teach students the skeletal system would
be incredibly cost effective and especially useful for learning in labs.

Gobalets perspective is incredibly logical because it turns a problem into a solution. In this case,
he suggests turning the problem of roadkill management into the solution of Biology classroom
learning. This author is a professor of the Biology Department at California State University. The
author provides a logical and practical alternative solution to the problem at hand.

This article is key to research of alternative solutions to the issue of roadkill. Instead of finding
traditional methods of what we use to dispose of roadkill, Gobalet brings something entirely
new to the table. Being a nursing major/biology minor I can especially agree with the argument
the author is making. There can be much to learn about carcasses in a classroom lab setting with
the help of roadkill.

Kingsnorth, Paul. ROADKILL CHEF. The Ecologist 36.7 (2006): 50-55. Web. 3 March. 2015.

This article was written by Paul Kingsnorth, an English writer and deputy editor of the British
scholarly environmental journal, The Ecologist. This article provides an insight into a life of a
professional forager. The professional foragers name is Fergus Drennan, and according to him,
badger intestine sausages are incredibly appetizing. In this article, Drennan goes into detail about
living off the land and explains several delicious road kill recipes. This article is primarily
informative, with some tongue-in-cheek humor.

The source of the article The Ecologist, supports environmental awareness in a straightforward and
logical way. The author goes a step further than other sources I have gathered and even explains
the positive environment effects of foraging. The statistics provided for how much food from road
kill is wasted is clear and easy to access.

To say this article is helpful is an understatement. This article shows insight into the life of
someone who collects road kill to survive. Infact, it provides first hand recipes of a grizzly forager.
This can be applied to the many alternative uses of roadkill instead of the usual method of leaving
the carcass for the buzzards or paying someone to collect and dispose of it.

Averett, Steven. "Roadkill Reclamation." Waste Age 42.6 (2011): 88. GreenFILE. Web. 3 Mar. 2015.

This is an easy to read article, written by Steven Averett for Waste Age, a business waste
management journal, provides a fantastic insight to methods that that New York and Ohio
employ to take care of their road kill problem. Averett states that Virginia plans to adopt similar
methods as well. The article claims how hazardous the current carcass removal policy the state of
 Virginia currently employs. This article is intended to be informative in a humorous way; the article
is listed under a larger headline entitled The Lighter Side of the Industry.

This lighthearted article shows an informative but almost slightly mocking tone, possibly due to
the current social stigma of road kill. Averett, possessing a Bachelors degree from the University
of Georgia, puts possible roadkill solutions in this article that include composting and using
carcasses as fertilizer and even a potluck. This article is helpful because it is from a firsthand
source on waste disposal.

This article is relevant to road kill research because it shows carcass removal policies being
employed by other states. I will take these into consideration when proposing solutions of my
own when it comes to solving this problem of road kill. Compared to other scholarly sources this
source is seemingly less serious but has important information nonetheless. While this is helpful, I
would much prefer to know the methods that Pennsylvania employs to clean up road kill.

Hayes, John. "Question Time: What Happens to Road Kill? Can I Have It?" Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Post-

Gazette, 15 July 2007. Web. 03 Mar. 2015

I cannot praise this article, written by John Hayes for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, nearly enough.
Although not a scholarly source this article is incredibly helpful for discovering road kill laws in the
state of Pennsylvania. This article was written for a local Pittsburgh newspaper and is more
informational then probably most every other source without any kind of sarcasm, or humor. The
delivery was easy to understand and straightforward; Hayes helped cleared much confusion
surrounding Pennsylvanias road kill laws.

Hayes is the outdoors expert editor for the Pittsburgh-Post Gazette; and he regularly teaches
educational workshops ranging across a wide variety of outdoor topics. Hayes also quotes the
Pennsylvania Game Commission Officers, independent wildlife disposal contractors, and PennDot
employees. This article is extremely relevant as it gives the reader a basic understanding of
Pennsylvania road kill laws.

This article can be applied very liberally to the research topic at hand. Hayes writing is simple and
straightforward. He outlines how confusing our laws are and even interviews several people who
have interests in road kill. Compared to other sources, this is as good as it gets because it is
difficult to find sources with this much information. Even if it this literature is not a scholarly
source, Hayes wrote a fantastic article filled with great information that will make the meat of my
paper.

Lunney, Daniel. "Wildlife Roadkill: Illuminating And Overcoming A Blind Spot In Public

Perception." Pacific Conservation Biology 19.3/4 (2013): 233-249. Web. 3 Mar. 2015.

This eighteen page scholarly paper was written by Daniel Lunney, for Pacific Conservation Biology,
an Australian ecology journal. This article attempts to develop a deep understanding for the
causes, effects and possible solutions to, according to Lunney, a tragic blind spot in public
perception. This paper also goes into detail about groups who are interested in roadkill including
those interested in the artistic grace of roadkill, those who want to consume roadkill and those
who want to use roadkill for education purposes. Lunneys fresh view breathes new life into this
debated road kill topic.
 Lunney is an expert ecologist in Australia and writes this paper from the view of an ecologist
charged with maintaining the fauna of South Australia. Lunney looks at roadkill from an Ethics
standpoint, a theoretical view of roadkill, and even placing roadkill in cultural context. The author
even references himself, referring to previously published scholarly papers. Lunney is an ecology
expert and he is an expert in examining roadkill with his criteria.

This paper could be taught to a high level ecology class. This has a lot of jargon and a lot of
theoretical ideals. The authors idealistic viewpoint is fantastic for thinking outside-the-box in
terms of brainstorming a solution for this problem. Compared to other sources, this is incredibly
long and drawn out but incredibly insightful and informative.

Reber, Chris. "Roadkill on Pocono Roads: Free Venison or worthless carcass?" Poconorecord.com. Pocono
Record, 28 Oct. 2013. Web. 03 Mar. 2015.

This article was written by Chris Reber for a local newspaper entitled Pocono Record. The Pocono
Record is a local newspaper written in the Pocono mountain region of Pennsylvania. This article
tries to clear up Pennsylvanias confusing roadkill laws. This article is specifically about road-killed
deer. The article says how deer are free to take from the side of the road in Pennsylvania aslong
as the person reports the deer within 48 hours to the game commission and purchase the antlers.
This article is very informational and paints eating roadkill as both frugal and organic.

The author Reber is a health and education reporter for the Pocono Record. The author informs
the reader the process to obtain roadkill legally and writes about the many positives to harvesting
roadkill, even interviewing a local resident who occasionally butchers roadkill. This is not a
scholarly source, but it has several good points.

This article is relevant to my research paper because it shows local residents who have a lot of use
for roadkill. It also discusses PAs archaic roadkill laws in detail, atleast pertaining to deer and
quotes a Game Commission officer. The interesting thing to note is that this articles version of
deer roadkill laws slightly differs from Hayes article in the Pittsburgh Post. I plan on talking to a
game commission officer to find out the real laws, as there is too much confusion on this subject.