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Thank you for taking the time to enter a roadkill observation. With this data, we hope to provide a safer environment for wildlife in relationship with California motorways.

Please note that the fields marked with an asterisk (*) are required, and you will need to populate these fields with observation detail. When you create an account, some of these required fields become automatically pre-populated.

Click on the WHERE, WHEN, WHO, subheadings below to complete your record.

Species Category: *

Mammals:
Small: mice, bats, squirrels, etc.
Medium: raccoons, rabbits, coyotes, etc.
Large: deer, bears, mountain lions, etc.

Species Selection List:

Type the common name of the species and choose the result that best fits your observation.

Species Write-in:

If you don't know the exact species, but have some additional details about the roadkill (for example, you know it was a kind of rabbit) please enter that detail in this textbox.

Identification Confidence: *

How confident are you that you made the correct identification of the species?

WHERE: Observation Location

Street

Enter the highway number and/or street name into this field.

Additional

Enter additional geographic information that can help, such as an exit number or a nearby town.

Map Instructions

Use the plus and minus buttons in the map, along with the arrow keys to zoom in on a location.
Click once on the map to set the point, then click and drag the point to the precise location.
Please try to be as accurate as possible, so zoom in to the highest magnification to position the point! Our goal is to be less than 100 meters of the impact site.
If you happen to know the Latitude and Longitude, you can enter those directly below the map, otherwise those values populate automatically when you create a map point.

Geography

Street: *

Additional:

Javascript is required to view this map.

Latitude: *

Longitude: *

If you wish to supply your own latitude and longitude, you may enter them above. If you leave these fields blank, the system will attempt to determine a latitude and longitude for you from the entered address. To have the system recalculate your location from the address, for example if you change the address, delete the values for these fields.

You may set the location by clicking on the map, or dragging the location marker. To clear the location and cause it to be recalculated, click on the marker.

WHEN: Click here to add the Observation Date and Time (* Required Fields)

Date and Time of Observation: *

Enter the date you observed the roadkill. The hours are entered 0-23 (military time) and the minutes are rounded to the nearest quarter hour. You can use the up and down arrow keys to set the time field.

Estimated Time since Impact: *

If you are confident that the time of impact occurred less than one day, please select the time , please

How often do you travel this road?:

WHO: Click here to enter Observer Contact Information (* Required Fields)

Observer: *

Please enter your full name, or leave anonymous.

Email:

Please enter an email address so that we can follow up on this observation, if needed.

Zip Code:

Giving us your zip code helps us understand the distribution of observers across the state.

Primary Phone:

Primary phone number, such as a cell phone number.

VISUAL: Click here to upload your photo of roadkill

Images of the roadkill help us in our review of the data. Photos of the kill and the surrounding "context" are both appreciated.

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	Maximum file size: 32 MB Allowed extensions: png gif jpg jpeg

Upload an image of this observation. In the display window, we'll probably show the first 3 images, so upload the best one's first.

EXTRA: Click here to add some Additional Helpful Information

Road Type:

Enter the type or road you saw this observation.

Roadway Speed Limit:

Please select the speed limit of the roadway (or nearest value).

Other Conditions and Observation Notes:

Please enter any additional environmental conditions of the impact site which will help us in our review of this observation. This includes the current weather, contextual description of the roadside conditions (e.g. vegetated shoulder, fence, or barrier, etc.), and a description of the roadkill.

Revision information

Log message:

An explanation of the additions or updates being made to help other authors understand your motivations.

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