Pacific Newt (roadkill)
Found dead on Alma Bridge Rd.
Time of death > 2 days
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.
*** Decomposition Rate Study ***
These observations show the decomposition of a newt over time. This will give us a sense of how fast the bodies decompose so that duplicate entries aren't added to the main project and the total count is more accurate.
Ref: Decomp33
5 Days
Picture #1: 01/14/2019 (Mon)
Picture #2: 01/19/2019 (Sat)
url: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/19799672