Car-licking moose prompts warning in southern Alberta

[sureLoss]

Moose are coming to lick salt off your vehicles...

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgar...icle-1.3897044

Watch out for moose who like to lick vehicles.

That's a warning from the Alberta government for people visiting Peter Lougheed Provincial Park about 130 kilometres west of Calgary.

Alberta Parks says moose are on the trails at Chester Lake and Burstall Pass and are coming into the trailhead parking lots to lick salt off the sides of vehicles.

The government advises people to sound their horn to try to get the salt-lickers away from their vehicles.

It also warns to not try to push a moose away from the vehicle.

In Canada, a female moose weighs an average of 750 to 926 pounds and a male moose averages between 992 and 1,102 pounds.

Alberta Parks issued the warning Tuesday and ask people report any aggressive moose encounters to them.

[FurnaceFace]

The report continues... "when hiking ensure you carry an emergency suppply of Tequila in case you encounter a salt licking moose on your return."

[Locke]

I thought that was unusual, but they're big so I was willing to let it go.

[Dion]

Great way to get a free car wash!

[Jacks]

It also warns to not try to push a moose away from the vehicle.

Read this yesterday and chuckled, I'm sure somebody has tried it though.

[troutman]

Car-licking Moose

#newbandnames

[Ozy_Flame]

Originally Posted by Jacks

Read this yesterday and chuckled, I'm sure somebody has tried it though.

Japanese tourists

[Robo]

Next we will see a Canadian parody of that Australian guy who punched a kangaroo. Man politely asks moose to stop licking car in attempt to save car paint job

[Locke]

Originally Posted by Robo

Next we will see a Canadian parody of that Australian guy who punched a kangaroo. Man punches moose in face to save car paint job

Yeah...that would not end well.

[speede5]

My first thought was they didn't want the moose to hurt their tongue.

[Locke]

I have to say, I must commend the Government for covering our roads in salt!

My car has never been cleaner and it didnt cost me a dime! Its tough getting that kind of value these days.

[socktape]

I have seen deer and sheep do this in Waterton but never a moose. It would be quite a site to see a moose licking your bumper.

[CaptainCrunch]

At least we don't have Rhino's

[Fuzz]

[Stud_McCool]

Just Brian Elliott licking salt from his wound that is the starter's job.

[DownhillGoat]

There's actually been groups that didn't go ski touring up Burstall because there were moose hanging in the parking lot.

[Joborule]

Bump into a family of mooses a few Sundays ago at the Chester Lake parking lot. First time encountering them, and was fairly close (about 20-30 meters or so) since they were right by the trailhead. Thankfully though, they're were fully invested into giving people car washes, and didn't mind you if you didn't bother them.

[Cheese]

a male moose averages between 992 and 1,102 pounds.

I wonder why they used derivatives of 2 pounds when describing the weight of a male Moose? Why not round up or down to 0 or 5 LOL?

[Fuzz]

Usually when you see weird numbers it is because some journalist hack converted from metric. In this case, 450-500kg.

[Minnie]

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