Alaska Wildlife Troopers are launching a new, online roadkill salvage database.
Until now, paper forms had to be manually entered into multiple lists, which were then managed by hand at each regional dispatch center. With the new online system, Alaskans can securely sign up on an easy-to-use website, and the database will be automatically updated for regional dispatch centers.
The Alaska Roadkill Salvage Program allows eligible organizations and groups to salvage roadkill animals in their areas. Participants are notified by Troopers or other law enforcement agencies, and they are required to respond within 30 minutes of notification to remove the entire animal from the roadway. Participants are then allowed to process the animal for consumption.
According to Colonel Doug Massie, Director of the Alaska Wildlife Troopers, “Each year, hundreds of moose and other animals are unfortunately killed on Alaska’s roadways; with the Roadkill Salvage Program, we keep our roadways clean and help feed less fortunate Alaskans.”
The new roadkill database will launch on July 1, 2021, and be used across Anchorage, the Mat-Su Valley, Interior Alaska, and the Kenai Peninsula. The former database used for roadkill salvage will be discontinued, so those already enrolled must sign up again online.
Eligible Alaska salvage teams and nonprofits can register online at: dps.alaska.gov/AWT/Roadkill.
