Wildlife experts hope to use the successful reintroduction of beavers as a guide
Archived version: https://archive.is/newest/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/elk-east-midlands-rewilding-uk-b2749066.html
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The photos that the Independent are using at North American elk - Cervus canadensis. However, the species that they are actually looking to introduce are Aces alces - Eurasian elk, which are what North Americans know as moose.
The Guardian did get this right a few days back.
ETA: they have now corrected the photos.
Did they edit it since you made this comment? The photo on this post is definitely of a moose, not an elk
Ha, yes. They have now updated the photos. I imagine that there were quite a few people pointing this out to them.
Probably. Thumbnail shows an American elk for me but article shows moose.
Just saw this too. Great journalism 👌