Frozen Colorado cows may be blown up (BBC)

[eppur_se_muova]

A group of stray cows that froze to death in the Colorado mountains must be blown up or set on fire to avoid water contamination, forestry officials say.

The carcasses were discovered near the Conundrum Hot Springs in Aspen by two Air Force Academy cadets in late March.

The cows were found in a ranger cabin where it is thought they wandered during a snowstorm after they were separated from the herd last year.

The plan is to remove the dead animals before they begin to thaw.

US Forest Service spokesman Steve Segin told the BBC: "Obviously, time is of the essence because we don't want them defrosting."
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more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17750245

[nebenaube]

1. oh jeez

like deer don't decompose in the wild. Is beef that toxic?

[Dead_Parrot]

2. lolwut?

Makes a change from whales, I suppose.
Rec for the weird.

edit: xposted to weird news.

[Drale]

3. That has to be the headline of the year right there

[hlthe2b]

4. Blow it up, sure... that's how I cook my frozen beef.

A stick of dynamite and voila. Hard on the oven, though.

[Demeter]

5. You mean the barbecue is off?

Darn.

[Canuckistanian]

6. Ummm....

Isn't decomposing animals the norm in rural areas?

Exactly how is this a threat to human life?

[mindwalker_i]

7. Calling Adam and Jamie

There's got to be some sort of myth that this would fit into. Will they have to deal with meat-shrapnel? If they forget the blast shield, will they get a ribeye?

[Nihil]

8. You just *know* that someone will be there with a mobile phone ...

... and post it on YouTube as soon as the bits have stopped landing ...



Thanks for the reminder of the infamous "How not to remove a dead
whale from the beach" episode!

[Kolesar]

9. Park rangers dynamite big carcasses to keep bears from guarding them

Unsuspecting hikers could walk right into a dangerous situation.

I am surprised they cannot use chainsaws. There is a threat to the water as it is.