Los, whose police officers observed in January on a expressway near Košice, probably came from the border area with Poland. This was stated for TASR by the State Nature Conservation of the Slovak Republic, saying that the incidence of Mokraďovová elk is not common in Slovakia.
Police on the social network in recent days have posted a video of running the way next to the fenced field. As the regional police spokeswoman Lenka Ivanová said for TASR, it happened on January 2, shortly before 4.00 am on the R4 expressway in the direction from Hungary to Slovakia.
“Since it was an early morning, traffic in this section of the road has not yet been busy, but the police still carefully checked whether there is a vehicle near the animal,” Ivan said to TASR, saying that The police used the warning light signs to ensure their visibility and safety, after which the los jumped the fence and ran into the field.
“Probably the individual in question came to us from the border area with Poland, as Poland has a large population of elk and some individuals in the time of the Ruje can also migrate for long distances and get to Slovakia,” ŠOP said.
She recalled that the lot is a protected animal and its social value is set at EUR 3000. It is a shy deer, and the clash with the elk in the wild is rare and its behavior is comparable to the deer forest. “In the event of such a meeting, it is good to notify the police and the relevant report of the protected landscape area of the SOP SR or the relevant administration of the National Park,” ŠOP added.
