Maryland's highway department tries deercycling
Like thriving kangaroo populations in Australia, deer populations in certain suburban areas of the US enjoy a man-made life of leisure with few predators and a delectable variety of flora thanks to peoples' landscaping. For these privileged few, the largest danger they face is crossing the road -- literally. Thousands are struck by cars making their way through areas like Frederick County Maryland. When the unfortunate impact between car and deer takes place, everyone feels bad. Usually, the deer goes to deer-heaven while the driver faces the guilt and annoyance of the aftermath. I should know, it happened to me once. While it's little consolation to the driver or deer involved, Maryland's Highway Administration has come up with a way to make lemonade out of life's nasty deer lemons (you know what I'm trying to say).
They've started a deer carcass recycling program to compost the literally thousands of carcasses removed each year. Mixing the carcasses in with sawdust and manure, the state has created a two-acre compost area to turn the
misfortune into fertile planting soil.
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