The state Department of Environmental Conservation has begun a third year count of the Adirondack moose population. Data collected will help inform population estimates and herd health, according to a new report by the DEC. “So far a total of 72 moose groups and 131 … [Read more...] about Adirondack Moose Count Underway (THE SUN)
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Where Are the Moose? (Adirondack Life)
Moose are multiplying in the Adirondacks after being absent for more than a century. A current study conducted by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, the Wildlife … [Read more...] about Where Are the Moose? (Adirondack Life)
Adirondack Moose Comeback
Moose have slowly recolonized our beloved Adirondack Park over the last couple decades, coming from Vermont and Quebec. Moose numbers in northern New York are thought to exceed 500 now. We have large amounts of prime Moose habitat in northern New York, including expansive … [Read more...] about Adirondack Moose Comeback
Trouble for Moose: Climate, Ticks, and Lack of Predators
The biggest animal to recolonize our region after past extirpation is the Moose. The largest member of the deer family (Cervidae), Moose (Alces alces) hint at the Pleistocene mega-fauna that for epochs prior to arrival of Homo sapiens (us!) shaped North American ecosystems. … [Read more...] about Trouble for Moose: Climate, Ticks, and Lack of Predators
Adirondack Moose: NYS Launches 3-Year Study
I love the fact that moose have made a comeback in the Adirondacks. We celebrate Adirondack moose sightings on the Essex blog and list the lumbering, massive-antlered ungulates as one of our native critters. (Male moose often carry racks wider than six feet from side to … [Read more...] about Adirondack Moose: NYS Launches 3-Year Study