A missing radio-tagged moose in Utah has been located at "The Subway" in Zion National Park.
"Maybe he's waiting for a train" joked one a park ranger to the media gathering to report on the story at the Left Fork North Creek trailhead, where hikers begin their trek to The Subway. Apparently the moose's radio collar wasn't able to transmit it's signal out of the deep canyon, preventing the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources from following its route.
National Parks Service spokesperson Kaye Beck commented on the sighting, saying,
"It's fun when we have interesting wildlife sightings in the park, but we hope that the media attention this is getting helps focus attention on our press release this morning about the pending park name change, which local's have been pushing for for years."
NPS Announces Name Changes in Southern Utah
http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g143057-i1449-k6337870-NPS_Announces_Name_Changes_in_Southern_Utah-Zion_National_Park_Utah.html
Ms. Beck also confirmed that early media reports that the møøse was "radio-controlled" (apparently fueled by the presence of the collar) were incorrect. She further cautioned that under no circumstances should anyone try to carve their initials in its antlers.
She did offer details about the Utah DOW was working with the National Park Service to coax the moose out of the canyon: " With these newer radio collars we can streams MP3 music to the animal. We can actually influence the animal's behavior based on whether we send it soothing music from Life Audience vs. something from AC/DC.. Highway to Hell gets him running every time."
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The moose is totally photo-bombing this picture.
Fantastic Photo +Jeff Sullivan!! We love going to Zion National Park.
Imagem fantástico ….
Hey +Sandra Parlow now we know where he went.
MOOOOOOOOSIE!!!
dammit… now why didn't he take me with him??
That song has that effect on me as well! 😀
My feet just can't stay still!
Espectacular!!
El verdad +farah godoy: http://ohiohickstraveltips.weebly.com/april-fools.html
The tongue really makes this 🙂
LOL
funny commentary!!! Kool pix of Mr Moose!
What a cool shot!!
Happy AFD! The møøse and carving initials details were references to the fake credits at the beginning of the 1975 film, "Monty Python and The Holy Grail:"
"A Møøse once bit my sister…"
"No realli! She was Karving her initials øn the møøse…"
"Mynd you, møøse bites Kan be pretty nasti…"
The park name change is actually another AFD prank I found while coming up with implausible details to include in this one. That blog post included a link here for more details:
http://ohiohickstraveltips.weebly.com/april-fools.html
The photo I created in October 2006 after visiting Zion and Grand Teton national parks, as a tongue-in-cheek example of Photoshop-layered photos. The message behind it is actually serious:
People are still analyzing and re-enacting shot by Ansel Adams 60 to 70 years later. A cloned-in moon or cloned out sign would not represent a given place and time… the result would be fine as an artistic rendering, but it loses some of the context which gives it meaning and value. For me part of the value in landscape photography is to record what was there, what was experienced, and to convey that to the audience. If I started making random content edits (other than perhaps as an occasional joke on April Fools Day), that would break the trust I've established with my audience over the years. That's particularly true in my case, since I often plan my shots to coincide with astronomical events such as a moon rise. They're the kind of thing that people can go try for themselves in later years, provided that I've stuck to an actual capture and reasonable representation of the original event.
kiss me or i'll lick you
While reading this I'm thinking seriously, moose at Zion? 🙂
Moose do live (and apparently play) in Utah +Donna McClure:
Moose Stuck In Swing Chains Freed By Utah Deputy Lane Findlay (video)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/08/moose-stuck-in-swing-chai_n_1758220.html
Thanks, I didn't think they were that far south. I've never seen one in person, just pictures.
Wow, cant believe that.
April fools
Only with the help of +Adobe Photoshop +Donna McClure!
Tu siempre con fotos muy buenas Jeff
Magnifique
Muy buena foto
Hah!
nice
Moose lives in Finland, Jeff 😉
Happy April Fools Day everyone!
Thanks to +The Huffington Post for this summary of some of the better ones:
April Fools' Day Pranks 2013: The Best Pranks Of The Year
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/01/april-fools-day-pranks-2013_n_2991250.html
For anyone not familiar with this tradition, here is a summary:
April Fools' Day Traditions Around the World
http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/04/01/april-fools-day-traditions-around-the-world/
that was a good one….I believed it!!!! LOL
If this were true +Linda Green whatever photographer took this shot would be a moose doormat! Moose are more dangerous than grizzly bears… a grizzly bear might stop attacking you once they determine you're not a threat, while a moose often won't stop. Fortunately when I caught the moose photo, he was walking past my car in Grand Teton National Park, so I was able to use the vehicle like a wildlife blind.
Spectacular…
Great photo and work! +Jeff Sullivan
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