The effectiveness of decommissioning roadside mineral licks on reducing moose (Alces alces) activity near highways: implications for moose-vehicle collisions

• Main Authors: Rea, R.V., Scheideman, Matthew C., Hesse, Gayle, Mumma, Matthew A
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: University of Toronto 2021
• Subjects: British Columbia; Canada; Alces alces; Canis lupus
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1807/107862; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/abs/10.1139/cjz-2021-0046

Roadside mineral licks form when road salt used to de-ice highways in winter runs off road surfaces and accumulates in roadside ditches. Some ungulates are attracted to these roadside licks as they seek to satisfy their mineral requirements. Within the distribution of moose (Alces alces (Linnaeus, 1...