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submitted 6 months ago by girlfreddy@lemmy.ca to c/world@lemmy.world

Parks Canada is warning drivers not to stop while on highways to let moose lick their cars this winter.

The peculiar message comes as moose have been trekking onto highways to lick salt off of roads and passing vehicles, says Tracy McKay with Parks Canada.

"It does sound very funny … It's okay to laugh at it, as long as people drive responsibly and do what's best for the wildlife," she said.

McKay says Parks Canada puts out a warning every winter as moose venture down to highways to fuel their salt intake.

"Unfortunately, this kind of puts [moose] at risk of being injured or killed if they get hit by a vehicle," she said.

"Parks Canada understands that seeing those wildlife is a real highlight for a lot of people, but we ask people not to stop … so that the moose can't get used to licking salt off of the cars."

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[-] dan1101@lemm.ee 1 points 6 months ago

Better yet quit covering the roads with salt, which corrodes vehicles and is bad for waterways.

[-] Zaderade@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago

I agree with you but what are they going to use to keep roads from being lethal in certain winter conditions?

[-] girlfreddy@lemmy.ca -3 points 6 months ago

And that's the problem. There are alternatives but until the feds actively push municipal/provincial gov'ts to change, they'll just keep using salt or liquid saline solutions.

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