5-time Iditarod champion shoots dead, guts moose during the annual sled dog race
Race rules state that Iditarod mushers must gut, report any defensive killings of large animals A veteran musher had to
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Hunters concerned there are too few moose in the Swedish forests
The number of European elk, or moose, in the Swedish forest has dropped by a third over the past ten
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North America’s first known case of a rabid moose confirmed in western Alaska
A moose in western Alaska has tested positive for rabies in the first apparent case of a rabid moose in
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Springtime hunting starts for families in Mackenzie Delta
Every spring for over two decades, Gail Ann Raddi has brought her family out fishing. She said it’s a great
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This stubborn shrub is helping to keep Arctic river banks intact as permafrost thaws
Plants getting credit for stabilizing banks of big rivers that were expected to erode. Leon Andrew describes Arctic willow as
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Environmental specialists: Proposed border fence will affect Finland’s bear, wolf populations
The proposed construction of a fence along sections of the border with Russia will result in fewer wolves, bears and
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Alaska firefighters help rescue a moose trapped in a home
By Mark Thiessen · The Associated Press Animal was apparently eating vegetation near basement window well and fell through the glass Firefighters
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Moose attacks mushers’ team in Alaska, injuring 4 dogs
A large bull moose spent more than an hour stomping on the sled dog team of a rookie Iditarod musher
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Moose on the Mediterranean? Research sheds new light on where moose once roamed
If you’re trying to survive an ice age — why not decamp to Italy? That’s what moose seem to have done thousands
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Hunting a longstanding tradition in Sweden
Autumn marks the start of hunting season for moose in Sweden. It’s a longstanding tradition that can take a lot
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Moose migration in northern Sweden makes for “contemplative” slow TV
They have been travelling the same journey, waiting for the ice to melt, for 9,000 years. The elks or moose
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Northwestern Canada: moose population increasing, but calf numbers low in Kluane National Park
A recent aerial survey shows that moose populations are increasing in Kluane National Park, but something isn’t quite right —
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Someone is stealing roadkill moose from the side of Alaska highways
Don Dyer drove to Talkeetna to salvage a dead moose in the early hours of Sunday morning, but when he arrived at
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Urban moose calves a risk to mountain bikers and good Samaritans
Warning: If you’re planning to strap on a helmet and ride your mountain bike on the single-track trails at Kincaid
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Climate change a threat to moose in Sweden
Rising temperatures are a threat to Sweden’s moose (or European elk) population, writes the newspaper Kvällsposten. If global warming continues,
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