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Requested move 15 June 2026

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It has been proposed in this section that Roadkill be renamed and moved to Wildlife vehicle collision.

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Roadkill → Wildlife vehicle collision – "Roadkill" is the most common name, and vehicle collisions to animals are usually catastrophic to the animal, but they do not always kill the animal. I am looking at where to put information on rehabilitation for injured wildlife. For the state of Virginia in the United States, I have records of thousands of wild animals being hit by cars, then collected and brought into wildlife animal clinics for triage and sometimes rehabilitation. I think the best place for "wildlife collision" content is in this article, but it is currently called "roadkill", but that title best refers to animals who die on the road, and not to animals who have a collision which is not immediately fatal.

I have this 2025 review article for example which uses the term, "wildlife vehicle collision", and I think scientific articles generally use this term.

Bíl, M.; Balčiauskas, L.; Bílová, M.; Cellina, S.; Favilli, F.; Gačić, D.; Guinard, E.; Heurich, M.; Ivanova, N.; Junghardt, J.; Keuling, O.; Kruuse, M.; Kukalaj, Q.; Langbein, J.; Laube, P.; Licoppe, A.; Masaryk, P.; Maślanko, W.; Mayer, M.; Moroney, A.; Moț, R.; Mrđenović, D.; Náhlik, A.; Nebunu, A.; Nezval, V.; Niemi, M.; Pokorny, B.; Psaralexi, M.; Ralevic, S.; Ricci, S.; Rolandsen, Ch.M.; Rosell, C.; Santos, S.M.; Seiler, A.; Steiner, W.; Swinnen, K.R.R.; Šprem, N.; Trajçe, A.; Trpeski, V.; van der Grift, E.A.; Vogiatzakis, I.; Zihmanis, I. (April 2025). "Wildlife-vehicle collision liability in Europe: A review of existing approaches and their implications". Journal of Environmental Management. 380: 124986. doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.124986.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: article number as page number (link)

I think using that title would constructively broaden this article. I think "Roadkill" should still be listed as an alternative title. Thoughts from others? Bluerasberry (talk) 15:21, 15 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

Comment: I think you mean Wildlife–vehicle collision (with a dash). No opinion on the merits. —⁠ ⁠BarrelProof (talk) 17:10, 15 June 2026 (UTC)Reply
Strong Support. Wildlife vehicle collision (or wildlife-vehicle collision) seems like a more respectful term than roadkill, and would provide more space for research/science on the topic. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Naturedata (talk • contribs) 17:40, 15 June 2026 (UTC) Reply
As suggested above, I think "wildlife-vehicle collision" would be the preferred syntax. Naturedata (talk) 17:43, 15 June 2026 (UTC)Reply
Support Wildlife–vehicle collision (with an ndash) per the above. Compare Deer–vehicle collisions. Tevildo (talk) 23:31, 15 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

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