Posted on 06/12/2023 5:01:33 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Nicholas Strother said he and his friends were kayaking on June 5 when they spotted the moose running at full speed.
A video recorded earlier this month shows a terrified moose running along a river in northern Idaho as it tries to escape a truck chasing it from behind.
Nicholas Strother told Storyful that he and his friends were kayaking on the Coeur D'Alene River on June 5 when they spotted the moose running at full speed.
"We heard a horn honking and a car revving their engine," he said. "We turned to the road and saw the moose running."
Idaho law states, according to Title 36 Fish and Game, it is unlawful to chase a game animal with a motorized vehicle.
According to local news outlets, Idaho Fish and Game is now investigating the incident.
Incident just one of several reports of people getting too close to wildlife Yellowstone works to protect wildlife as tourists flock to iconic national park Tourists flocking to a beloved national park are starting the summer off by breaking the rules over wildlife interactions. Several stories of attempts to take selfies with bison, picking up a bison calf and moving it, and the latest, driving an elk calf to a police station, have gone viral, prompting Yellowstone to issue a statement asking the public to act responsibly. FOX Weather's Robert Ray is at the park with a look at what's to be done to protect both man and beast.
This isn't the only report of people getting too close to animals.
Park rangers at national parks have been investigating several reports in which tourists have approached wildlife, which, in some cases, has led to them needing to be euthanized as to not become a danger to themselves or national park visitors.
Most recently, National Park Service rangers have launched an investigation into two people who were accused of "harassing" a bison calf inside Grand Teton National Park.
An unidentified white male in his 40-50's, wearing a blue shirt and black pants, approached a newborn bison calf in Lamar Valley near the confluence of the Lamar River and Soda Butte Creek in Yellowstone National Park. (Hellen Jack)
Many of those encounters occurred in Yellowstone National Park, where animals such as bison, bears and other wildlife freely roam the grounds and can often come within feet of tourists.
The short distance between the animals and tourists can potentially be deadly, but that hasn't stopped some tourists from approaching them for a selfie.
Over the Memorial Day weekend, park visitors placed a baby elk into their car and brought the calf to the West Yellowstone, Montana, Police Department.
Before that, a park visitor helped a baby bison out of a waterway. This encounter led the pack to reject the calf, leading park officials to euthanize the animal so it would no longer be a hazard to itself and humans. Officials also charged the park visitor with a $500 fine and a series of other fees.
A nervous nurse is heard in a video saying
"We just ask that people, if they come across the baby animal, leave it where it is, give it space, don't disturb it, and definitely don't touch it," said Justin Schwabedisse, park official at Grand Teton National Park. "If we as humans touch that animal, the mother may come back and abandon that animal. So, just leave the animal in its place."
The National Park Service cautions park visitors from approaching wildlife and to stay at least a football field, or about 100 yards, away from animals to ensure a safe park experience.
Probably more Californidiots.
It's Coeur D'Alene. Goes without saying. Morons.
The more people I meet, the more I like animals.
Amen!!!
Coeur D’Alene is overrun with Californicators. I lived in the Wolf Lodge area just east of CDA ‘95-’98 and the population of CDA then was less than Post Falls is now. Now living near Sandpoint, and Caliecommies are ubiquitous, driving up the cost of houses just like they do everywhere they invade.
Ah, wait a minute. Who is selling those homes to those from CA? Could it be those in Idaho?
It is a nothing burger.
Stupide moose wasn’t smart enough to get off the road.
Animals run in front vehicles all the time.
Very short distance and time period.
How do these idiots know a moose experiences “terror”?
all smart people know that animals, especially moose, can’t experience terror. They’re just stupid animals, right?
Did they notice if the moose was accompanied by a Flying Squirrel? Was Boris or Natasha driving the truck?
And how did they know that the moose didn’t ‘identify as’ a high speed vehicle and was just trying to stay with the flow of traffic?
I didn’t see where they specifically described the “Truck” Was it a Semi, a regular pickup truck, a compact pickup truck? An ice cream truck? Whoever was driving the truck is lucky the moose didn’t turn and attack. Even a semi could suffer major damage, and a pickup truck could get totalled by a moose and the moose survive.
I still have a significant dent in my truck caused by a mere buck Deer that attacked it during rut.
I remember the news story years about about a moose that was teased by a bunch of college kids. Then an old man walks by and was stomped to death by it.
If they’d stop biting people’s sisters this would never have happened. Moose bites can be nasti.
Park officials euthanized the animal so it wouldn’t be a hazard to itself. What am I missing here?
Then, most recently, Coeur D'Alene. Ditto. Those creeps are like the plague, destroying everything they touch.
Needs to be put on the same highway and run down.
Saw the video. This is yet another reason why I hate people.
Preach it, sister!
You win the thread!
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