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Stockholm (AFP) - Experts on Tuesday urged sightseers flocking to catch a glimpse of a rare white elk in Sweden to take care, warning that the animal could be dangerous. Video footage of the animal posted online has gone viral in recent days, prompting people to head for the central Varmland region where it was spotted. "Elks can get irritated,...and then they're dangerous," said Goran Ericsson, a professor of animal ecology at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. "I would advise people to keep their distance," he told AFP. A typical elk weighed between 400 and 600 kilos (880 to...

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Rare white moose near Foleyet, midway between Chapleau and Timmins, are being shot by trophy hunters, and the Ontario government won't lift a finger to protect them. Natural Resources Minister David Ramsay says there's no need to. "There are no indications that moose hunting has reduced the genetic capability of moose in the area to produce white moose offspring," he wrote in a letter last year rejecting a request for protection. However, in the same letter Ramsay said: "It is also of interest to note that the majority of documented observations are (of) female (moose)." This is hardly surprising, since...

Hello all, A little news, a couple pictures, and then some letters going back and forth from Bob Johnston and myself. NEWS 1 - The last Foleyet General Discussion forum went well but attendance was much lower than anticipated. A division of the Chapleau MNR made their way to Foleyet to give a presentation regarding white moose and to take public comments. I had the intention of filming the session but Chapleau MNR strongly urged me not to film, to the point where I felt that if I did film the meeting they would pack up their bags and leave....