How does a moose take a selfie? By triggering a wildlife monitoring cam, of course.
The BC Ministry of Transporation is sharing some of their wildlife cameras鈥� best snaps from around the province after this moose selfie caught the staff鈥檚 attention.
The ministry notes the staff have seen some pretty fantastic shots on the cameras in the past, but 鈥渢his one takes the cake.鈥�
The cams were installed along BC highways to help prevent animals and drivers from crossing paths and to monitor wildlife crossings with motion-activated cams.
鈥淲e use these images to get a better understanding of how animals are using our wildlife crossing and how they interact with each other at these locations,鈥� reads a ministry statement. 鈥淲e use this information to improve our crossings and make them useful to more animals.鈥�
Along with the 鈥榤oose selfie鈥�, the stop-action video below of a coyote in hot pursuit of a deer across one of province鈥檚 overpasses.
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鈥淥ur wildlife crossings are well used, but animals don鈥檛 tend to cross paths while using them, instead, they tend to pass each other 鈥榣ike ships in the night.鈥�,鈥� adds the ministry. 鈥淲e鈥檝e been observing these cams for years now and this is the first time we鈥檝e ever seen anything like this.鈥�
It also added the photo below of a reclusive lynx moving through a part of wildlife fencing.
How does a moose take a selfie? By triggering one of our wildlife monitoring cams! Today's blog
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The ministry states that a 鈥渨ell-designed, well-constructed and well-maintained can reduce the potential for wildlife collisions by more than 90 per cent.鈥�
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