The discovery of several dead moose tangled in old wire in northwestern B.C. has prompted a veterinarian to start a campaign to clean up an abandoned telegraph line in the region. Portions of the Yukon Telegraph Line can still be found near Hazelton, B.C. (Veronica Gventsadze)Gvenstsadze said the antlers were wrapped in wire belonging to the Yukon Telegraph Line, a federal government-run telegraph line constructed to connect British Columbia to Yukon after the boom of the Klondike Gold Rush in the late 19th century. In an effort to raise awareness, Gvenstsadze has launched an online petition directed to the federal government demanding cleanup of the telegraph wire.

Source: CBC News March 04, 2018 01:30 UTC