Isle Royale wolf decline boosts moose
A scientific report says the wolf population of Isle Royale National Park in Lake Superior is dangerously low for the third consecutive year, while moose numbers are steadily rising.
Ecology
Apr 30, 2014
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Blood-sucking deer keds are spreading in Norway
A high moose population density and mild autumn weather result in a higher prevalence of deer keds (louse fly parasite). A great deal of pine forest in the habitat of the moose has the same effect. These are the results of ...
Ecology
Jun 11, 2013
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Minnesota's iconic moose population is falling
Fly over northeastern Minnesota with "Sky Dan" and you'd see a moose. One time, he spotted 15 of them during an hour flight. The pilot was so confident, he even offered those on his aerial tours a money-back guarantee.
Ecology
Dec 24, 2012
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New study reduces threat level for caribou in Alberta's oilsands country
(Edmonton) A University of Alberta researcher has co-written an extensive study of the caribou population in the Fort McMurray oilsands region that show the animals' survival isn't as threatened as was perceived in the past. ...
Ecology
Jun 21, 2011
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Poop reveals an immigrant in Isle Royale wolves' gene pool
The wolves and moose of Isle Royale have done it again. They’ve surprised the scientists who have spent more than half a century studying them.
Ecology
Mar 30, 2011
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Listen to the natives for better moose monitoring
Modern methods can answer a multitude of questions, but sometimes traditional techniques are superior. Authorities in northern Quebec, Canada, found this to their cost, when they relied upon statistical data to monitor moose ...
Ecology
Feb 17, 2010
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