Submitted 6 days ago by BrikoX@lemmy.zip to globalnews@lemmy.zip
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/elk-east-midlands-rewilding-uk-b2749066.html
Wildlife experts hope to use the successful reintroduction of beavers as a guide
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I hope they remember to reintroduce wolves too. Otherwise they’re going to learn an important lesson about balancing ecosystems, like we did here in America. We have to call the deer herds occasionally, they will strip the bark off of every tree in the area if you let them.
GreyShuck@feddit.uk 6 days ago
The photos that the Independent are using at North American elk - Cervus canadensis. However, the species that they are actually looking to introduce are Aces alces - Eurasian elk, which are what North Americans know as moose.
The Guardian did get this right a few days back.
ToastedRavioli@midwest.social 6 days ago
Did they edit it since you made this comment? The photo on this post is definitely of a moose, not an elk
GreyShuck@feddit.uk 6 days ago
Ha, yes. They have now updated the photos. I imagine that there were quite a few people pointing this out to them.
athairmor@lemmy.world 6 days ago
Probably. Thumbnail shows an American elk for me but article shows moose.
Nanook@lemm.ee 6 days ago
Just saw this too. Great journalism 👌