« on: September 21, 2015, 09:51:47 AM »
Oooookay . . . Ain't it common knowledge that fall is also mating season for large herbivores?
Sweden warns drivers of elks on hunt for sex
Published: 18 Sep 2015 16:20 GMT+02:00
Doing a roadtrip through Sweden this autumn? Beware of lovesick elks. A nationwide warning about the horny animals went out to drivers across the Nordic country on Friday.
Thousands of elks travel through Sweden every year in search of love during their mating period from the end of September to the beginning of October. But romance can quickly turn sour when the wild animals become tragic victims of road accidents.
“We're in a period when the elks are moving around the most, when they try to find ladies,†Anders Blomgren, a police officer working for the National Wildlife Accident Council (Nationella viltolycksrådet), told Swedish tabloid Aftonbladet on Friday.
A total of 2,709 elks have been died on Swedish roads so far this year, 23,230 deer and 1,819 wild hogs, according to the National Wildlife Accident Council (Nationella viltolycksrådet). Last year saw 47,167 similar fatalities.
The figure tends to peak in autumn as the Nordic days grow shorter.
“One of the reasons is that dawn and dusk [when elks are at their most active] coincide with our traffic peaks, when we spend the most time on the road, quite simply,†said Blomgren.
More at this:
http://www.thelocal.se/20150918/sweden-warns-drivers-of-elks-on-hunt-for-sexOh--I got the link from Drudge.
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