Texas State University was planning a forensic research facility for the study of decomposing bodies, but apparently there's some risk that vultures attracted by the bodies might hit in-flight planes using the nearby airport. The body farm would host six to nine bodies, partially buried or in cages to protect them from scavengers. From News.com.au:
"There's a lot of people who don't want it their backyard, and that's certainly understandable," Mark Hendricks, a university spokesman, said today.
"It's a controversial project, there's no doubt about it."
University officials said they would look for other possible sites for the project.
Link (via Fortean Times)
