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   Calgary Herald Nov 24, 2020   
      
   'They're obsessed': Moose in Jasper National Park using cars as giant salt   
   licks   
      
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   Americans are having a field day after learning about a bizarre digital sign   
   in Jasper National Park, Alberta, warning visitors: “Do not let moose lick   
   your car.”   
      
   Jasper National Park Spokesman Steve Young warned that moose can be a danger   
   to motorists if they get too familiar and start actively seeking out cars for   
   a snack, reports CNN.   
      
   Canadians will be familiar with official warnings against interacting with   
   wildlife in and around national parks — offenders can be fined as much as   
   $25,000 — but the peculiarity of the moose obsession with salt piqued the   
   interest of American news    
   outlets.   
      
   Both the New York Times and CNN were quick to pick up on a story that   
   seemingly affirms American notions of what life is like in Canada.   
      
   Park officials are encouraging motorists to drive away from moose attempting   
   to lick their vehicles, whenever it’s safe to do so. Moose can present   
   serious danger to both pedestrians and motorists. Not only are the animals   
   quite territorial, they will    
   also wreak havoc in any collision with your car. On account of their long   
   legs, crashing into a moose will likely send the animal, which can weigh as   
   much as 700 kilograms, through your windshield.   
      
   Jasper National Park boasts almost 11,000 square kilometres of untamed   
   wilderness, and it’s common for visitors to come into close contact with   
   wildlife, stopping on roadsides to take pictures of elk, moose, sheep and   
   bears.   
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   When we were very young and lived in the country, my father used to put out   
   'salt licks' for the animals of the forests that craved salt and for the few   
   cows we owned. Why doesn't Alberta spring a few bucks for the same - away from   
   the highways?   
      
   https://www.selrox.com/animal-lick-salt   
      
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