Arctic Moose Follow the River Valleys
GPS tracking in Alaska showed that half of 24 female moose migrated between summer and winter ranges. Migrants…
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Thermal Drones Found Nearly All Moose in Favourable Winter Weather
Swedish trials found detection close to 100% in cold, overcast winter conditions, but the survey effort needed for…
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Even Adirondack Park’s Densest Moose Area Was Too Sparse for Precise Aerial Estimates
Helicopter surveys estimated about 92 moose in the Adirondack core in 2024 and 112 in 2025, but broad…
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Female Moose Were More Likely to Migrate When Winter Ranges Had More Wildfire Disturbance
GPS data from 461 female moose in central British Columbia showed that spring migration was more likely when…
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Snow and Spring Green-Up Predicted When Moose Visits Peaked at Roadside Mineral Licks
A 12-year camera-trap study at four roadside mineral licks in British Columbia found that snowpack and spring green-up…
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Brandenburg Asked for More Moose Sightings After Five Animals Were Reported at Once
At least five different moose were reported simultaneously in Brandenburg in June 2026. A 31 July monitoring appeal…
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Four Moose in Romania’s Reintroduction Programme Are Adapting Well After Three Months
One male and three females at Vânători-Neamț Natural Park were reported to be adapting well three months after…
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Moose Largely Stayed Within Their Ranges as Two British Columbia Wildfires Spread
GPS tracking of 20 adult female moose during two 2021 wildfires in British Columbia found no consistent increase…
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Mi’kmaq Extend Cape Breton Moose Harvest Moratorium as Survey Estimate Remains Below Stated Sustainable-Harvest Range
The Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw Chiefs extended its rights-based Cape Breton moose harvest moratorium for another year.…
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Colorado’s July Final Draft Proposed Continued Growth for Two Southwestern Moose Herds
Colorado's July 2026 final draft proposed continued growth in the M-4 and M-12 moose herds while using habitat…
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Idaho Relocated Two Yearling Moose from Rupert and Burley Within a Month
Idaho Fish and Game relocated yearling moose from Rupert and Burley within 26 days after the animals entered…
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Month and Camera Proximity Changed How Often Moose Age and Sex Could Be Classified
Analysis of 6,212 photographic clusters from 84 cameras in northern Maine showed that month, apparent proximity to the…
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Chromosome-Level Moose Genome Preserves the Two Inherited Haplotype Sets Separately
A bioRxiv preprint from a male moose in southeastern Norway reports a haplotype-resolved chromosome-level reference with two separate…
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Vector-Borne Pathogen DNA Detected in 10 of 23 Finnish Moose Calves
PCR detected Trypanosoma, Anaplasma phagocytophilum or Bartonella DNA in 10 of 23 Finnish moose calves. The small regional…
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Forest Disturbance Increased Modelled Habitat Suitability for Four European Herbivores
Tracking data from 3,069 animals showed that forest disturbance generally increased modelled relative habitat suitability for moose, red…
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Swedish Moose Winter Core Areas Reflected Forest-Patch Arrangement More Than Individual Patch Geometry
GPS data from 176 adult moose across seven Swedish populations showed that winter core areas differed from peripheral…
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Moose Lived and Reproduced in Colorado Before the 1978 Reintroduction
Historical records document male, female and juvenile moose in Colorado before 1978, while Indigenous and archaeological evidence points…
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Model Exposes Hard Trade-offs in Managing Moose, Wolves and Caribou
A 50-year Ontario simulation found that combined, moderate interventions balanced the three species better than any single measure,…
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Two Tapeworms Caused a Massive Co-Infection in a Polish Moose
A four-year-old moose from northeastern Poland carried massive larval infections with Taenia hydatigena and Echinococcus canadensis G8, confirmed…
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Isle Royale Moose Estimate Fell to 524 as Wolf Numbers Rose
The 2026 winter survey estimated 524 moose on Isle Royale, 75% below the 2019 peak, while the wolf…
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