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  Moose - The Animals of British Columbia, Canada - Wildlife Moose of BC   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Each April the male moose or bull grows a set of antlers reaching 120-150 cm which he loses in the winter after rutting season.
Distribution - The moose occurs in spruce forests, swamps, aspen and willow thickets; it is built to live in rough country and is well adapted to a cold climate.
Moose are unpredictable and sometimes dangerous; although they generally avoid human contact, cows with calves and rutting bulls have been known to charge people, cars, horses and locomotives.
www.fishbc.com /adventure/wilderness/animals/moose.htm   (251 words)

  
 ADW: Alces alces: Information
Moose are limited to cool regions because of their large bodies, inability to sweat, and the heat produced by fermentation in their gut.
Moose are the largest members of the deer family and one of the largest land mammals in North America.
Adult moose are in their prime from 5 to 12 years of age but begin to suffer from arthritis, dental diseases and wear, and other factors after about 8 years.
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu /site/accounts/information/Alces_alces.html   (1282 words)

  
  Moose - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Moose are typical of boreal and mixed deciduous forests of the Northern Hemisphere in temperate to subarctic climates.
The mascot of the Seattle Mariners is the Mariner Moose.
The plural of moose is not "meese", though "meese" is sometimes jokingly used due to the fact that the plural of goose is "geese".
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Moose   (2124 words)

  
 Moose   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Moose occur singly, as cow-calf pairs, or in small groups occasionally gathering in larger groups as seen on the breeding and the winter feeding grounds.
Moose calves are weaned during the fall by agonistic behavior from the cow to discourage suckling (Bubenik 1997b).
Moose do not exhibit mass migration as with caribou, but some animals or populations are migratory between distinct seasonal ranges to optimize environmental conditions in support of their needs (Hundertmark 1997).
www.habitat.adfg.state.ak.us /geninfo/kbrr/coolkbayinfo/kbec_cd/html/ecosys/species/moose.htm   (3947 words)

  
 Wildlife Profile: Moose - N.H. Fish and Game
Moose are susceptible to a tiny parasite known as brainworm.
Moose is an Algonquin term for "eater of twigs." Moose are primarily browsers feeding on leaves, twigs, and buds of hardwood and softwood trees and shrubs.
Moose favor willows, birches, aspens, maples, fir, and viburnums, in the fall they begin feeding on the bark of some hardwoods, particularly maples and aspens.
www.wildlife.state.nh.us /Wildlife/Wildlife_profiles/profile_moose.htm   (1184 words)

  
 Moose: Wildlife Notebook Series - Alaska Department of Fish and Game
Moose occasionally produce trophy-size antlers when they are 6 or 7 years old, with the largest antlers grown at approximately 10 to 12 years of age.
During summer, moose feed on vegetation in shallow ponds, forbs, and the leaves of birch, willow, and aspen.
Moose are an important part of the Alaskan landscape, and tourists photograph those animals that feed along the highway.
www.adfg.state.ak.us /pubs/notebook/biggame/moose.php   (921 words)

  
 MOOSE FACTS
Moose eat leaves, twigs, buds and the bark of some woody plants, as well as lichens, aquatic plants and some of the taller herbaceous land plants.
Moose are top heavy bearing most of their body weight high in the air perched on four long legs.
Moose also have a beard like a flap under their chin called a dewlap or bell, male moose have large antlers that are shaped like scoops that can measure 60” or better tip to tip and can weigh in excess of 70 pounds.
www.moosefoundation.org /moose_facts.htm   (630 words)

  
 Moose   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The moose is the largest deer in the world, the males sometimes getting as big as 1500 lbs and 9' long.
Swamps and lakes are a favorite place for the moose, where they feed on aquatic vegitation as well as shoots of willows, maples, and birches.
Moose are most active at dawn and dusk, but can be spotted throughout the day.
hikethewhites.com /wildlife/moose.html   (182 words)

  
 Moose
Moose are found on the wooded hillsides of the rocky western mountain ranges, along the margins of ponds, lakes and rivers of the boreal forest, swamps, bogs and also on the northern tundra.
In color the moose is dark brown to reddish brown with greyish white legs.
Moose often take more than one mate, but the bull usually stays with a given cow during most of the breeding season which begins in mid September.
www.env.gov.nl.ca /snp/Animals/moose.htm   (449 words)

  
 WDFW -- Living with wildlife in Washington: Moose
Moose are a pioneering type animal and adapt to a variety of available forage.
Moose consider dogs, which are close relatives of wolves, to be their mortal enemy.
Moose have been known to go out of their way to kick at a dog, even one on a leash or in a fenced yard.
wdfw.wa.gov /wlm/diversty/living/moose.htm   (1734 words)

  
 THE MOOSE - CANADIAN ANIMALS
Moose live in all parts of Canada and in Alaska in forests and marshy areas.
The moose can grow to be over 3 metres (8 to 10 ft.) in length and a shoulder height of over 2 metres (5 to 7 ft.).
Moose cannot escape their enemies if they are in deep snow.
www.saskschools.ca /~gregory/animals/moose.html   (601 words)

  
 NatureWorks - Moose   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The moose is the largest member of the deer family and the largest mammal in North America.
The moose lives in forested areas where there is snow cover in the winter and nearby lakes, bogs, swamps, streams and ponds.
Moose is an Algonquin term for "twig eater." The moose is a browser.
www.nhptv.org /natureworks/moose.htm   (606 words)

  
 Moose
Moose have a stable conservation status and are very common with a population ranging between 500,000 and 1,000,000 animals.
Moose hunting is strictly regulated and limited in terms of a season and quantity, so it doesn't have a detrimental effect on the population.
Moose are rather difficult to hunt because of their size and sharp hooves.
www.moose-moose.com /moose-hunting.htm   (665 words)

  
 Hinterland Who's Who - Moose
Moose are found on the rocky, wooded hillsides of the western mountain ranges; along the margins of half a million lakes, muskegs, and streams of the great boreal forest; and even on the northern tundra and in the aspen parkland of the prairies.
Moose are a major element in the complex of wildlife attractions that draw visitors to parks and other wildlands to view and study nature.
Moose respond well to management of their habitat by logging or controlled burning if these activities maintain a diversity of open areas and patches of larger trees for cover.
www.hww.ca /hww2.asp?id=93   (1918 words)

  
 Moose - Colorado Division of Wildlife
Moose are the largest deer; bulls range to 9 1⁄2 feet long (of which only four inches is tail), six feet tall at the shoulder, with weights to over 1,000 pounds.
Moose are mainly found as singles or in small groups, not in large herds.
Moose are semi-aquatic, wading to feed on aquatic plants and willows in summer.
wildlife.state.co.us /WildlifeSpecies/Profiles/Mammals/Moose.htm   (491 words)

  
 Moose
This hunt takes place along the "Moose" river which acts as a natural funnel between Kanuti National Wildlife Refuge, where the bulls spend the summer feeding, and the Gates of the Arctic National Park which is their primary breeding ground.
Moose are commonly called in to under 50 yards and range between 57" to 67" with a success rate of 95% to date.
Moose are taken in the 60" to 70" class each year.
www.huntamericainc.com /moose.htm   (1204 words)

  
 Moose (Alces alces)
The strongest bond between moose is that of a mother to her calf.
Also, moose in general are very predictable and, while they usually do not charge humans, there is not guarantee that a moose will not.
Female moose generally give birth to a single calf(although twins are common when there is an adequate food supply.) At three weeks old a calf will follow its mother and browse for food.
www.thebigzoo.com /Animals/Moose.asp   (386 words)

  
 Lutherans Informed about Lodges
The Moose lodge was founded in 1888 and by 1893 it had grown to fifteen Watering Places and 1000 Moose.
The Moose no longer consider themselves a secret order, although the candidate for enrollment pledges that any official business he may hear, see or experience in the lodge meetings will be shared only with a brother Moose in good standing.
Membership is limited to wives, mothers, sisters, and daughters of Moose having reached 21 years of age, physically and mentally normal, of good moral character, and believers in a Supreme Being.
www.lilnet.org /Moose.html   (3658 words)

  
 WDFW -- Living with wildlife in Washington: Moose
Moose are a pioneering type animal and adapt to a variety of available forage.
Moose consider dogs, which are close relatives of wolves, to be their mortal enemy.
Moose have been known to go out of their way to kick at a dog, even one on a leash or in a fenced yard.
www.wdfw.wa.gov /wlm/diversty/living/moose.htm   (1734 words)

  
 What To Do About Aggressive Moose, Division of Wildlife Conservation, Alaska Department of Fish and Game   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Moose are not normally aggressive; however, they can be very aggressive in winter when they are hungry; tired of walking in deep snow; or harassed by people, dogs, and traffic.
Moose consider dogs to be their enemies and will sometimes go out of their way to kick at one, even if the dog is on a leash or in a fenced yard.
If a moose is hanging out at a school bus stop, ask the driver if he or she can pick up the kids one or two blocks away along the route.
www.wildlife.alaska.gov /index.cfm?adfg=aawildlife.agmoose   (879 words)

  
 Viewing Moose on the Kenai Peninsula
Moose usually start feeding in the evening and feed all night.
I drive this road many times during the summer at 5am and see as many as 30 moose on the tundra flats or along the willow lines at the edges of the trees.
Vast areas of mixed tundra and spruce trees cover this area and moose can usually be seen somewhere along this route in the early morning.
alaskaoutdoorjournal.com /Wildlife/kpmoose.html   (539 words)

  
 Moose
Moose are found in the boreal (northern) forests of North America, Europe and Russia.
In Alaska, moose are found in forest habitat associated with rivers or lakes south of the Colville River on the Arctic Slope.
Moose populations in Alaska are stable, with Fish and Game managing moose for yearly harvest by hunters.
www.alaskazoo.org /willowcrest/moosehome.htm   (797 words)

  
 Moose - Status and Management in New York State
Fifty were observations or telemetry fixes of radio-collared moose made by DEC staff, and six involved the collaring or releasing of collared animals by DEC. Four were reports of dead moose and we received one report of a moose being hit by a vehicle, but leaving the scene.
This subadult bull was relocated from a dairy farm near the village of Croghan, (New Bremen, Lewis county) on October 6, 1999 and released 12 miles to the east in the town of Webb, Herkimer county.
There was one moose vehicle collision reported this year in which the moose left the scene, and another where it died on the spot.
www.dec.state.ny.us /website/dfwmr/wildlife/wilddiv/mooser99.htm   (2824 words)

  
 Maine Secretary of State Kid's Page - Wildlife
In Maine most moose are found in the northern part of the state.
For Maine moose the distance from the outside of one antler to the outside of another averages about fifty-five inches.
The moose’s antlers are dropped once a year usually around February and are enjoyed by rodents and other small animals.
www.state.me.us /sos/kids/allabout/wildlife/moose.htm   (260 words)

  
 Bull Moose
The Moose is leaving the blogosphere with the deep satisfaction that in a small way he was part of this historic and monumental victory for the vital center.
The Moose has attempted to give voice to the immoderate moderates that are often not represented by either the donkey or by the elephant.
The Moose is not suggesting that conservatism is in disrepute.
bullmooseblogger.blogspot.com   (2114 words)

  
 Moose and Caribou Resources on the World Wide WEb
Moose is an Indian word meaning "eater of twigs" and tends only to be used by North Americans to describe Alces.
Mooses are for the most part sort of a brownish color, though they can range from light beige to almost fl.
The moose is one of the most ancient and most unique of the power totems.
www.cdli.ca /CITE/moose.htm   (356 words)

  
 moose
There is only a single species of Moose in the Moose family, but their are several sub-species.
The Moose is an ancient inhabitant of the northern forests of Eurasia and North America.
Moose have a long history of being hunted by man, being depicted on the cave paintings at Lascaux by Stone age man. Caeser and Plinius wrote about them.
www.geocities.com /magicgoatman/moose.html   (376 words)

  
 MOOSE FACTS (PAGE 1)
Moose are large even-toed herbivorous mammals, the largest of the deer family.
A young moose's first pair of antlers grow from two tiny bumps on their head that they have had from birth.
A moose's teeth are specially designed for eating plant materials and for browsing on bushes and small trees.
www.smouse.force9.co.uk /facts.htm   (501 words)

  
 Moose (Alces alces)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Moose immigrated onto the Seward Peninsula in the late 1940's.
The moose is the largest animal in the Preserve, weighing more than most bears and all other species.
Moose are hunted for subsistence by local residents and some trophy class animals have been seen in the region.
www.nps.gov /bela/html/moose.htm   (211 words)

  
 Moose: Nature Snapshots from Minnesota DNR: Minnesota DNR
The moose is Minnesota's largest wild animal, and Minnesota is one of the few states that have moose.
The largest member of the deer family, the moose is commonly found in northwestern and northeastern Minnesota, often near the edge of ponds or lakes.
Moose eat aspen, maple, and cherry trees and many kinds of water plants.
www.dnr.state.mn.us /snapshots/mammals/moose.html   (336 words)

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