War

   War has broken out. But not involving any of the major, or even minor, powers globally. No, this war is between Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan and Stor Elvdal, Norway. And it's over a moose, or more precisely which community has the biggest moose statue in the world.
   For 31 years, the crown was held by Moose Jaw's Mac:

   But it was wrested from his antlers by Norway's Storelgen in 2015:

   The tale of the tape confirms it. Mac stands 9.8 meters tall, Storelgen 10.3. And the City of Moose Jaw is not taking it lying down, either.
   There are plans to alter antlers on Mac so he can regain the title of Worlds Largest Moose Statue, and a go-fund-me page has been set up to collect the $50 thousand (Canadian) needed for the surgery. But it won't be an easy fix. Mac will have to undergo a structural integrity check to see if alterations can be done safely. And there's no time frame to have the work done, either.
   But it may be a moot point. Apparently, the man who created "Big Moose" in Stor Elvdal is in the planning process of a new, even larger moose statue. One that would stand 20 meters tall. According to reports I've seen, the new statue would be placed near Big Moose to show the size differential.
   It's not known if, or even how, Moose Jaw would respond, should the Norwegian project go ahead. For now, maybe they could attach a 1 to 2 meter sculpture of a flying squirrel?

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