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(The following happenned about 4 miles east of Salina)(Both Maxwell Refuge & Ft. Riley are about 50-60 miles from Salina...Maxwell to the south/southeast; and Ft. Riley to the east.)
Truck Hits Large Bull Elk on Interstate Near Salina
By Todd Pittenger
Tue 09:31 AM 10/04/2011
Officials say that a truck driver is fortunate to walk away from a crash on Interstate 70 involving a large bull elk.
Kansas Highway Patrol Lt. J.L. Riedel tells KSAL News that the crash happened early Monday morning, a mile east of the Niles Road Exit in Saline County. The elk stepped out in front of a west bound semi.
Riedel says that a Kansas Wildlife and Parks Officer responded to the scene, and confirmed the bull elk.
According to Riedel, bull elk are rare in Central Kansas. They are known to live at the Maxwell Wildlife Refuge, and some have been spotted in the Fort Riley area.
Riedel says that if it had been a small car that hit the elk, which "easily weighed in excess of 600 pounds", the driver may have been seriously injured or killed.
The semi that hit the elk was disabled, and had to be towed away. The driver was not hurt.
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And as usual, KDWP refuses to admit there are big cats in the state!
Rossville is in the north-east part of the state.
Kansas Mountain Lion Sighting Not Confirmed
By Associated Press
Tue 09:28 AM 10/04/2011
Kansas wildlife officials are trying to reassure the public after a reported sighting of a mountain lion about 15 miles north of Topeka.
A woman taking a predawn walk Friday reported seeing a mountain lion near Main Street in Rossville.
On Monday, the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism said that the agency has not confirmed the sighting.
As for reports that a ranger found a paw print on the south side of Rossville, the agency says it's not sure if the print was made by a mountain lion. It also says rangers don't confirm sightings unless there's a photo, fur or some other piece of evidence.
A department spokesman says the agency gets hundreds of reports of mountain lion sightings each year, and roughly 99 percent are false.
Associated Press Information from: WIBW-TV
Truck Hits Large Bull Elk on Interstate Near Salina
By Todd Pittenger
Tue 09:31 AM 10/04/2011
Officials say that a truck driver is fortunate to walk away from a crash on Interstate 70 involving a large bull elk.
Kansas Highway Patrol Lt. J.L. Riedel tells KSAL News that the crash happened early Monday morning, a mile east of the Niles Road Exit in Saline County. The elk stepped out in front of a west bound semi.
Riedel says that a Kansas Wildlife and Parks Officer responded to the scene, and confirmed the bull elk.
According to Riedel, bull elk are rare in Central Kansas. They are known to live at the Maxwell Wildlife Refuge, and some have been spotted in the Fort Riley area.
Riedel says that if it had been a small car that hit the elk, which "easily weighed in excess of 600 pounds", the driver may have been seriously injured or killed.
The semi that hit the elk was disabled, and had to be towed away. The driver was not hurt.
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And as usual, KDWP refuses to admit there are big cats in the state!
Rossville is in the north-east part of the state.
Kansas Mountain Lion Sighting Not Confirmed
By Associated Press
Tue 09:28 AM 10/04/2011
Kansas wildlife officials are trying to reassure the public after a reported sighting of a mountain lion about 15 miles north of Topeka.
A woman taking a predawn walk Friday reported seeing a mountain lion near Main Street in Rossville.
On Monday, the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism said that the agency has not confirmed the sighting.
As for reports that a ranger found a paw print on the south side of Rossville, the agency says it's not sure if the print was made by a mountain lion. It also says rangers don't confirm sightings unless there's a photo, fur or some other piece of evidence.
A department spokesman says the agency gets hundreds of reports of mountain lion sightings each year, and roughly 99 percent are false.
Associated Press Information from: WIBW-TV