SASKATOON – A man driving earlier in October on Highway 48 near Davin, Sask. is lucky to be alive after striking a moose.
Down the road, west of Canora on Highway 5, two men collided with a moose early in the morning on Oct. 19 and lost their lives.
In his research at the University of Saskatchewan, Dr. Ryan Brook, has seen a difference in moose behavior from a settled summer to an active fall.
“They’re in the breeding season, so animals are really mobile right now,” said Dr. Ryan Brook, University of Saskatchewan College of Agriculture and Bioresources assistant professor.
“They are crossing highways quite frequently and really moving between different habitats.”
Dr. Brook has been tracking the movements of 18 collared moose since February. There have been a number of them near Highway 11.
As the moose population continues to grow, so to does the amount of city sightings. There were two incidents this past week in Saskatoon.
Dr. Brook thinks it’s going to become more common.
“Certainly at times of the year, especially in spring and fall, we see much more movement and dispersal,” said Brook.
“Animals are moving away from where they were into new areas and they seem to be comfortable wandering into a lot of different habitats and of course we have the river valley that’s probably a major factor for moose, they follow the river in.”
With the number of moose on the loose and the risk they pose around the province, RCMP ask drivers to be extra vigilant when it comes to wildlife this time of year.
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