Stockholm, Sweden
Moose and reindeer at a Stockholm wildlife park have been invited to an unusual taste panel that will help decide which type of salt should be used to de-ice the country's roads in wintertime.
The less they like it, the better.
The National Road Administration plans to introduce a new, sweeter blend of road salt, but wants to make sure it doesn't attract wildlife to Sweden's highways, project organizer Frida Hedin said Tuesday.
She said the 14 hoofed jury members at Stockholm's Skansen open-air museum will be presented with two salt blocks - one with the new sugary flavor and another tasting like the road salt being used today.
The project is expected to start in about a week and last for around two months, Hedin said.
Traffic accidents involving wildlife are fairly common on the Scandinavian country's highways.
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