Moose are naturally gifted swimmers. It's common to see one hop right into a lake and swim across at up to 6 mph. The animals have an innate ability to know how to swim, so even calves can swim. Moose can be categorized into four different species in North America: the eastern moose A.
Moose can be distinguished by different sizes and antler shapes. The largest moose is the Alaskan moose pictured above that can stand at 7 feet tall with an antler span of 6 feet. Something is happening to all the moose in Minnesota. The state once had a flourishing moose population in the north that was hunted and doing quite well: In the mids, there were of the animals in the northwest, but that number dropped to less than in just two decades.
This prompted the state to do some research to prevent further drops in population. Unfortunately, the northeast is now facing similiar a problem; the moose population has dropped 50 percent since the mids. Her team has collared animals with GPS trackers to keep tabs on them; when a moose dies, an e-mail and text are sent out so the team knows when and where.
Being able to get to an animal in 24 hours gives us the best diagnostic level samples that we can collect and help us determine cause of death. In order to collect that data, they need to bring the moose to their diagnostic lab. Transporting a thousand-pound moose out of the woods is no easy task, so Carstensen's team has modified trucks, ATVs, and snowmobiles to help move these gigantic animals.
One moose was even pulled out with a helicopter. The study is now two years old, but unfortunately, there are no clear answers yet. Moose are huge. The population estimates are 19A: 0. For the 19D East: 5, In the s, moose numbers in the area immediately south of Fairbanks were a fraction of what they are today. The population in 20A dropped from about 23, in to just 2, in A series of severe winters, increased predation, and an ill-timed liberal harvest contributed to the steep decline.
The population in 20A is now estimated to be about 16, animals, and the population objective before hunting season is 10, to 12, animals. The recovery of this population highlights the combination of factors that work together to benefit moose. There are concerns about the population exceeding the habitat capability and being vulnerable to severe weather patterns. The moose are showing signs of nutritional stress, and biologists are working to address the causes. This is an Intensive Management area, with a population objective of 12, to 15, moose.
These goals have been met or exceeded in , and The population has increased from an estimated 9, in to about 16, in In , harvest was moose in 20B.
The population estimate in 25C: 0. The management goals are to increase the fall moose population to 8, to 10, moose with an annual reported sustainable harvest of to moose per year. The population estimate for the south portion of the area is 7, ; SW: 5, SE: ; and N: 2, A relatively high proportion of southwest Unit 20D has been disturbed since the late s by land clearing and wildland fire, which combined with relatively low predation rates contributed to the current high density moose population.
The annual harvest averages about moose. Unitwide harvest of and moose during RY05 and RY06 respectively, was well below the intensive management objective.
The harvest in was moose. No effects from the nonlethal program were apparent on the moose population in Unit 20E during RY03—RY06, presumably because grizzly bears were the major predator on moose, particularly calves, in this area. In and , more than 1, square miles of Unit 20E burned in wildland fires, and this should improve moose habitat. The total harvest was estimated at in the season. There seems to be a near stable trend in total moose numbers from to Seward Peninsula and the adjacent mainland drained by all streams flowing into Norton Sound GMU 22 : Local residents first reported seeing moose in the s.
The moose population increased over the years and reached a maximum size of 7, — 10, moose during the mid to late s. Subsequent declines due to predation, winter mortality, reduced productivity and recruitment reduced the population to an estimated 4, to 6, animals.
The population estimate in was 8, moose, plus or minus 1, The harvest in the season was Compliance with regulations and harvest reporting is thought to be reasonably high in the Nome area and has improved as a result of education efforts associated with the new registration hunts. The reported hunter harvest in was , with an additional harvest of moose unreported. Hunting activity was typically concentrated in areas accessible by boat, with the potential for creating conflicts between local subsistence hunters and nonlocal hunters.
Upper Yukon River Valley GMU 25A, 25B, and 25D : In the Yukon Flats Cooperative Moose Management Plan was developed by Fish and Game, area residents and other local stakeholders, with the goals of increasing the moose population, improving hunt reporting, reducing cow moose take, and educating hunters in ways to help increase moose.
The management objectives are to double the size of the moose population in key hunting areas and, if possible, within the entire planning area, in the next 10 years. A secondary objective is to increase the number of moose in Unit 25D from 4, moose to 8, by The population estimate in 25D: 3,—5, Population surveys in 25A indicate moose numbers declined throughout the s. Western North Slope of the Brooks Range 26 A : Population assessments indicate that moose numbers increased in the area between the early s about 1, and the early s to about 1, ; then declined to about in and to about in The decline appeared to be a combination of malnourishment, disease, mineral deficiency, predation, weather, and competition with hares relative newcomers to the area.
The population began increasing in the late s and the count was moose in and 1, in this includes moose counted on the border of 26B.
Reasons for the increase may include improved browse conditions, reduced predation, favorable weather and reduced disease prevalence. Habitat severely limits the potential size of moose populations, and the concentrated nature of moose distribution and open habitat creates the potential for excessive harvests in accessible areas.
The moose population in this area declined in the early s probably due to a combination of factors including disease, weather, predation and possibly insects. The population began increasing in parts of the area in The estimate is moose in 26B, and at least in 26C. There has been no open season for moose in this area. Alaska Department of Fish and Game.
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