Posts Tagged: moose
Minnesotans’ Attitudes Toward Wolves and Wolf Management
July 6, 2020
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, in partnership with the University of Minnesota through the Minnesota Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, conducted a survey of Minnesota residents to support the 2020 update to the Minnesota Wolf Management Plan.
Posted in Human Dimensions | Tagged advocate, Deer, Environmentalist, Farmer, Hunter, hunting, management, minnesota, moose, report, values, wildlife, Wolf, wolves
Response of Moose Hunters to Predation following Wolf Return in Sweden
July 5, 2019
Background: Predation and hunter harvest constitute the main mortality factors affecting the size and dynamics of many exploited populations. The re-colonization by wolves (Canis lupus) of the Scandinavian Peninsula may therefore substantially reduce hunter harvest of moose (Alces alces), the … read more
Posted in Moose | Tagged following, hunters, moose, predation, response, return, sweden
Observations of Deer and Wolves during the 2017 Moose Survey Mike Schrage, Fond du Lac Resource Management Division
July 5, 2019
Each year, we conduct an aerial survey in northeastern Minnesota in an effort to monitor moose numbers (DelGiudice, 2017). While the objectives of this annual survey are to estimate moose numbers and demographics; since 2010, wolf and deer observations have … read more
Posted in Moose | Tagged during, moose, observations, resource, schrage, survey, wolves
Minnesota Moose Are Some Tough Critters But Research Is Showing That Complex Factors Are Combining To Make Their Survival More And More Precarious
July 5, 2019
Minnesota moose are some tough critters but research is showing that complex factors are combining to make their survival more and more precarious. Just how tough are moose? And how complex can the situation become for the largest member of … read more
Posted in Moose | Tagged complex, critters, minnesota, moose, research, showing, tough
Understanding The Impact Of Meningeal Worm, Parelaphostrongylus Tenuis, On Moose Populations
July 5, 2019
Declines in moose (Alces alces) populations have occurred repeatedly during the past century on the southern fringe of moose range in central and eastern North America, generally in the same geo-climatic regions. These prolonged declines, occurring over a number of … read more
Posted in Moose | Tagged impact, meningeal, moose, parelaphostrongylus, populations, tenuis, understanding
Studying the Winter Nutritional Status of Moose and its Relationship to Moose Survival, the Population Trend, and Climate Change in a Declining Population in Northeastern Minnesota
July 4, 2019
Winter nutritional restriction of moose and other northern ungulates may be physiologically assessed by serial collection and chemical analysis of fresh urine in snow (snow-urine). Controlled studies of captive ungulate species have demonstrated that urinary urea nitrogen:creatinine (UN:C) ratios have … read more
Posted in Moose | Tagged moose, nutritional, relationship, status, studying, winter
