Carrion
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Carrion, also known as a carcass, is the decaying flesh of dead animals. Carrion may be of natural or anthropic origin, and enters the food chain via different routes.
A wedge-tailed eagle and carrion (roadkill kangaroo) in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.
Duck carrion (e.g. Anas crecca carrion) can harbor Clostridium botulinum and Pasteurella multocida.
Two burying beetles (Nicrophorus vespilloides) feeding on rodent carrion.
Wild boars (Sus scrofa) feeding on deer carrion.
Wildlife–vehicle collision
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A wildlife–vehicle collision is a traffic collision with an animal; if the animal dies, its corpse is referred to as roadkill. Wildlife-vehicle collisions have increasingly been the topic of academic
Carrion
…and enters the food chain via different routes (e.g. animals dying of disease or malnutrition, predators and hunters discarding parts of their prey, collisions with automobiles). Carrion is an important food source for large carnivores and omnivores in most ecosystems. Examples of carrion-eating animals include vultures, eagles…
Roadkilled black bear in Kluane National Park and Reserve
Roadkilled white-tailed deer on South Carolina Highway 170
Roadkilled caracal in Afedena (exclosure), Ethiopia
Deer that feed in close vicinity to a road are at risk of being killed in a road accident