NYT: What's killing the moose off in Minnesota?

[B the Hiker]

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/06/us/minnesota-mystery-whats-killing-the-moose.html?ref=us

Short article, with a video, on the moose die-off in Minnesota.



Brian

 

[Scubahhh]

Great article and video. It's been going on in NH for many years, and isn't going to end anytime soon. The climate, the ticks, and the brain worms are a tough threesome. Thanks for sharing!

 

[Gremlin]

With climate (not weather) change I suspect deer are moving into the area. Deer carry parasites that are fatal to moose. Just a thought.

 

[B the Hiker]

Deer carry parasites that are fatal to moose. Just a thought.

That was one of the main points of the article: that deer carry brain worms.


Brian

 

[B the Hiker]

Boy that was a brutally cold week up north! Low snow, very cold. Terrible for ice climbing, but also hopefully terrible for ticks, and maybe we will have a kinder tick-season for 2025.

 

[Mizman]

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/06/us/minnesota-mystery-whats-killing-the-moose.html?ref=us

Short article, with a video, on the moose die-off in Minnesota.



Brian

Have been shed hunting with a buddy and three years ago in Central/Western Mass he said he came across several sites where moose had laid down "big snowmelt ovals" and each bed was ringed with a "murder scene" amount of blood. Anemic moose here are completely infested with parasites and the last two winters, other than a cold snap of a week or less, winters have been mild. Is Bullwinkle doomed?