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[kiwiduncan]

Cycling out to the beach today I saw a dead cat in the middle of the country road. I turned around to check it out and, as I had expected, it turned out to be a Salg.

Salg (삵 or 살쾡이) are Korea's native wild cat. They're beautiful, genuine lynx-like wild cats and are not simply tabbies gone wild. Sadly they're the second most endangered animal in Korea, and it's a shame the only one I've seen with my own eyes in Korea was in the form of road pizza .

Try the links to see check out a Salg. (Warning, the second link has pictures of dead Salgs as well as a live one)

http://kdaq.empas.com/qna/view.html?n=8185418&ht=p

http://www.sahasinmun.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=283

http://animalpicturesarchive.com/view.php?tid=5&did=11310

[Stormy]

That is very sad. Cheers for the links.

So why exactly do Koreans dislike cats so much if they are actually indigenous to this country?

[it's full of stars]

Probably cause you can't eat one alive.

[PeteJB]

Aww.

[joshuahirtle27]

You saw a dead cat. That's terrible. I saw an Ambulance stuck in a traffic jam with it's lights and sirens going and it's horn blowing as hard as it could.

But a shame about the loss of an innocent feline life. God knows cat's don't reproduce often.

[bluelake]

[captain kirk]

Wow, cool OP. I saw a roadkill Salg 10km from Hadong. I also saw two roadkill Salgs around Chonghakdong/Jirisan. Just like the roadkill shots in your second link. I stopped all three times and took photos. Riding the motorbike around. Didn't know they were called Salgs. Yes, I have a 'roadkill album', haha. Just Salgs and Vipers so far. Hoping for a Bigfoot.

[Oreovictim]

Are you sure that it just wasn't a normal cat? The only animal that I've seen in this country is the magpie. Ha-ha

I checked out the pics. It's a pretty cool-looking cat, indeed.

[spliff]

Species become extinct all the time....It's nature.

[moosehead]

kiwi - do you have any more info in E that attests to this cat's listing as endangered as well as more info regarding it's habits, size, range, history, etc?

I'm interested in knowing more about this animal.

[kiwiduncan]

[kiwiduncan]

[kiwiduncan]

[blaseblasphemener]

How to Eat Roadkill
By eHow Food & Drink Editor

Eating roadkill can provide you with a free source of meat that hasn't been factory farmed. It's free from the antibiotics pumped into most supermarket meat. Before you pick up any dead animal, there are a few things to consider.


Step1 Find roadkill. You may spot roadkill from your car. Many animals who are hit by cars survive long enough to make it off the road. You can find more roadkill by walking or cycling along the road.
Step2 Know how to tell which meat is edible. A good way to know if roadkill is fresh is to look for roadkill on the roads you normally drive. If the roadkill wasn't there the day before, it's fresh. Don't eat roadkill that smells rotten, has maggots or fly eggs, looks sick or has ruptured organs. Roadkill with rigor mortis should still be good for a day during warm weather and three to four days in cold weather.
Step3 Clean and butcher the meat. Most butcher shops specialize in meats like beef or venison, so you should be able to do this yourself. You can toss the carcass in the fridge or freezer to use at a later date. As you clean the carcass, look for bones that may be embedded in the tissue.
Step4 Cook and eat your meal. "The Original Roadkill Cookbook" by Buck Peterson is available online at Amazon. It offers recipes and tips on how to eat roadkill. Be sure to cook your meat at a high degree to allow the meat's internal temperature to reach the point where dangerous organisms are killed.

[kimchipig]

Dead cats on Korean roads are nothing; stay there long enough and you will see dead people.