Thousands of Wildebeest Perish in Kenya

 

MAASAI MARA, Kenya - Some 15,000 wildebeest have drowned in the Mara river during their annual migration between Tanzania and Kenya, shocking tourists and baffling conservationists, officials said on Wednesday.

Planet Ark : Thousands of Wildebeest Perish in Kenya

Prescott Az News and Events ~ Read It Here Magazine - Wildlife feeding leads to personal problem for cow elk

 

Wildlife feeding leads to personal problem for cow elk 

by AZG&F press release

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The negative impacts of people feeding wildlife came to light recently recently in a Hualapai Mountain community when the Arizona Game and Fish Department responded to an unusual report of a necklace-clad cow elk roaming behind a residential area.

The "necklace" in this instance was a Mohave County Parks trashcan lid. The elk had put its head into the trashcan and, upon withdrawing, the lid remained stuck around its neck.

Prescott Az News and Events ~ Read It Here Magazine - Wildlife feeding leads to personal problem for cow elk