Alert: Watch out for moose on Maine roads this fall - WABI
WEB2 days ago · The Maine Department of Transportation says there have been two fatal moose crashes this year, both in Penobscot County. On average, the state will see between 225 and 275 moose crashes...
Scientists monitor insect-borne infections through moose and deer
WEB4 days ago · The Vector-borne Disease Laboratory at MaineHealth Institute for Research in Portland sends scientists to key big game registration stations in the state to take blood and tick samples from the moose and deer brought in by hunters. The lab has been doing this for several years now, but it has done more of it since 2010.
Motorcyclist dies colliding with moose in Maine - Boston.com
WEB2 days ago · A New Jersey motorcyclist struck a moose in northern Maine on Monday, and both he and the animal died as a result of the collision, according to State Police.
A moose was rescued from a swimming pool in New Hampshire
WEB1 day ago · A video shot by police shows rescuers removing a pool covering after arriving at the home at about 8:45 a.m. to reveal the adult moose standing in the water. After the cover was removed, the moose strolled out of the shallow end of the pool and headed to a wooded area next to the home.
Video: Maine moose closely approaches man before charging at …
WEBSep 26, 2024 · A video shared with Maine's Total Coverage shows a bull moose get up close and personal with a man before the animal ultimately charged at him and knocked him down.
Here is what you said in the state’s moose survey - Piscataquis …
WEBAug 12, 2024 · From the effects of development and predation to skewed bull-cow ratios and suggestions about the annual hunt, Mainers recorded their observations about changes in the population of the state’s most iconic animal — the moose — in a management survey. The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife survey, which closed to comments on ...
In the Field: Maine moose sightings becoming rarer as climate …
WEBMay 2, 2024 · As Maine winters become milder, deer are proliferating in northern Maine — moose territory. Deer transmit brainworms, which are rarely lethal to them but nearly always fatal to moose.
Winter ticks wiped out nearly 90% of the moose calves scientists ... - WBUR
WEBMay 18, 2022 · Maine is home to the largest moose population in the lower 48 states. But in one of the moosiest corners of the state, nearly 90% of the calves tracked by biologists last winter didn’t survive...
Winter ticks wiped out nearly 90% of the moose calves ... - Maine …
WEBMay 18, 2022 · Maine is home to the largest moose population in the lower 48 states. But the iconic species is being challenged by ticks and climate change. In one of the moosiest parts of Maine, nearly 90 percent of the calves tracked by …
As Maine’s winters shorten, tiny ticks threaten state’s mighty moose ...
WEBOct 28, 2022 · PITTSTON ACADEMY GRANT, Maine, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Shorter winters in Maine’s woodlands have created a huge problem for the state’s iconic moose, in the form of tiny blood-sucking ticks that...