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donnamatrix · 03-06-2014, 02:02 PM

In the 3/5/14 issue of the NY Times, there is an article and video addressing the loss of Moose populations throughout the "lower 48"... down 50% in Minnesota, 48% in NH. I was skeptical about that number, but confirmed with a senior wildlife biologist at NHF&G - and it is true. In MN this year, the Moose hunt was cancelled due to the lack of moose. This is a rather disturbing event. In MN, the F&G department has been working on collaring moose and finding them when their heart stops beating. Could be predator kill, or whatever. F&G is trying to determine if the tick population or the spread of brain worm (from deer) is the cause of death in so many moose. Also, climate change: they do not do well in heat. Still pretty alarming statistics.

03-06-2014, 02:02 PM	#26
donnamatrix Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moultonboro Posts: 833 Thanks: 24 Thanked 258 Times in 120 Posts	Moose decimation In the 3/5/14 issue of the NY Times, there is an article and video addressing the loss of Moose populations throughout the "lower 48"... down 50% in Minnesota, 48% in NH. I was skeptical about that number, but confirmed with a senior wildlife biologist at NHF&G - and it is true. In MN this year, the Moose hunt was cancelled due to the lack of moose. This is a rather disturbing event. In MN, the F&G department has been working on collaring moose and finding them when their heart stops beating. Could be predator kill, or whatever. F&G is trying to determine if the tick population or the spread of brain worm (from deer) is the cause of death in so many moose. Also, climate change: they do not do well in heat. Still pretty alarming statistics.