07-24-2002, 09:35 PM
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...but would it work with armadillos?
An "oddly enough" story snipped from iWon.com:
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Warning Dead Koalas, Slow Down
Jul 23, 7:58 am ET
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Koalas dead ahead, slow down.
Koalas killed by cars are to be painted a fluorescent red and left on the side of roads for 24 hours in a "Stephen King-style" shock tactic to make Australian motorists drive more carefully through the marsupials' breeding grounds.
The shock tactic has been adopted by the Redlands Shire Council east of Brisbane in the tropical state of Queensland in the hope of protecting its large koala population, a council spokesman said on Tuesday.
Last year 609 koalas were hit by cars and trucks on the shire's tree-lined roads, and 146 of those died.
"Roadkill" koalas are now having a fluorescent red strip painted on them as part of a six-month trial to warn other motorists to look out for the cuddly but slow-moving marsupials as they cross the road.
"It might put some people in the shoes of those who have to scrape the koalas off the roads," said Australian Koala Foundation executive director Deborah Tabart.
But not all councilors supported the tactic.
"I think leaving dead koalas on the road for 24 hours is going to frighten young children," said councilor Alan Beard.
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