Condition
Dead
Animal
Pacific Newts
Observation Date / Time
Pacific Newt (roadkill)
Found dead on Alma Bridge Rd.
Time of death > 2 days
This newt is severely decomposed, but if you look closely, you can see its vertebrae and a foot.
Since this observation shows signs of decomposition, I compared it with all previous observations to make sure I didn't add any duplicates to the project. This was a time-consuming, tedious, and possibly error-prone process, but I think it's important to go through this exercise to get an accurate mortality count.
url: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/19789167
Observer
209572-truthseqr
Location Description
Lexington Reservoir County Park, CA, USA