tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7155086611992337391.post2486551732677404703..comments2024-03-28T07:45:38.843-04:00Comments on Reflections from Crumbly Acres: A large elk was running about in Ottawa!Jenn Jilkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05259681360456905055noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7155086611992337391.post-67450278875720128992013-10-13T05:43:08.479-04:002013-10-13T05:43:08.479-04:00I love to see the animals from a distance. And sur...I love to see the animals from a distance. And surely not in the ROAD!eileeninmdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00070309645796725309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7155086611992337391.post-22678530985193334832013-10-10T22:45:29.709-04:002013-10-10T22:45:29.709-04:00We live in their territory. Too many people do not...We live in their territory. Too many people do not realize that this is someone else's territory.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7155086611992337391.post-16778623507301364692013-10-10T15:14:03.915-04:002013-10-10T15:14:03.915-04:00Yes, it is sad when a wild animal has to be shot j...Yes, it is sad when a wild animal has to be shot just for being in the wrong place, but the truth is that it was in the wrong place!<br />I am a confirmed tree-hugger, but to put people's lives in danger in a futile effort to save a massive creature which is not only all the things you mentioned, but also afraid of the strangeness of urban surroundings, would have been madness.<br />I'm sorry the elk somehow found itself in our nation's capital, and wish it could have stayed where it was supposed to be.<br />K<br />PS—Yes, "meese" are much more docile, but are very large, and can be pretty scary, too, when frightened.<br />Kay L. Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09966266404058177742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7155086611992337391.post-36880672379458832352013-10-10T14:49:15.865-04:002013-10-10T14:49:15.865-04:00Such a great sighting, and a few heart stopping mo...Such a great sighting, and a few heart stopping moments for sure!Icy BChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14137249916575963385noreply@blogger.com