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The banana peel you tossed out the car window is going to kill wildlife.
Apple cores, orange peels, French fries, pizza crusts. Every piece of food you throw onto a roadside teaches animals that roads are food sources. Squirrels, raccoons, foxes, vultures, and bears all learn the lesson fast.
Then they get hit by cars. Roadkill rates climb on stretches of highway where drivers routinely litter food.
Larger animals that learn to scavenge roadways are more likely to be shot by wildlife managers once they stop fearing humans.
Food waste on the ground isn't "biodegradable" in any meaningful sense. It's bait.
Pack out what you bring in. Apple cores and banana peels included.
You tossed a snack, but I bet you didn't mean to set a trap.
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