Moose are among the species that adopt their behavior to avoid humans and dogs in Calgary.
Remote-triggered cameras show dog owners are letting their canines loose in green spaces home to coyotes, raccoons and other critters.Dog owners in all four Calgary quadrants are regularly breaking the city's off-leash dog rules.
It snapped photos of off-leash dogs running free in Calgary's natural areas on 50,247 separate occasions."It matters because it's very disruptive to park users and wildlife," said Tracy Lee, director of conservation at the Miistakis Institute.Hundreds of off-leash dogs were detected in Fish Creek Provincial Park, where this raccoon was photographed by a motion-activated camera.
"These animals are already trying to coexist by moving away from us or using the landscape when we're not there. And dogs off-leash tend to have more of a disruption factor, meaning that the wildlife will stay away from the area for longer periods of time.""If you compare Calgary to the provincial parks and Waterton Lakes National Park … there's better compliance in the national parks and provincial parks," said Lee. "I think it's an education gap.
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