Mystery as dead wild animals are repeatedly deliberately placed at Wyoming intersections

A Wyoming town is shocked after carefully arranged animal carcasses were repeatedly found at the same intersection.

Cheyenne Animal Control has been called to the intersection of South Greeley Highway and East Nation Road at least six times in the past four months to remove dead animals that had been intentionally placed along the remote side of the road. Laramie County Sheriff’s Office said in a post on Facebook.

“One incident involved two raccoons and a skunk, neatly lying next to each other,” it wrote. “This is a pattern that has drawn the attention of both Cheyenne Animal Control and local residents.”

It is illegal in the state to dump or place dead animals in rivers, ditches, railroad embankments, highways or other public places. [on] “Public areas,” police said.

This isn’t the first time the Laramie County Sheriff’s Office has noticed this unusual sighting. In 2022, they received reports at that location.

Cheyenne Animal Control has been called to the intersection of South Greeley Highway and East Nation Road at least six times in the past four months to remove dead animals that had been intentionally placed along the remote road.

Wildlife officer Johnny Kindsvater (pictured) said it does not appear the animals were hit by a car or killed by other animals.

This year, however, “there definitely seems to be a pattern,” animal control officer Johnny Kindsvater told Cowboy State Daily.

“It’s definitely concerning,” he said.

At first, the officers just picked up the carcasses, but now they are curious about the reason why these animals died. That is why they are placed in a specific location, which is quite remote and where only a concrete company is nearby.

Animal protection officials plan to investigate, but do not have the resources to perform an autopsy on every animal found.

They face additional challenges because there aren’t many cameras in the area and it’s in a remote part of Cheyenne. Plus, they believe the animals are being dumped at night, Kindsvater told Cowboy State Daily.

It is illegal in the state to dump or place dead animals in rivers, ditches, railroad embankments, highways or other public places. [on] ‘public areas’, according to the police (photo: stock photo)

The animals started appearing in April this year and at one point they were called two days in a row

“It’s definitely bizarre,” Kindsvater said.

The animals first appeared in April this year and at one point they were called two days in a row.

Child’s father told Your Wyoming Link that it does not appear that the animals were hit by a car or killed by other animals.

“They don’t appear to have any cuts or other unusual signs of trauma,” he told the newspaper.

Law enforcement is now encouraging Cheyenne residents to report “any suspicious activity in the area” to police or animal control.