Scientists seek answers for stagnant moose population
By Mike Lynch
There are an estimated 550 to 900 of moose in the Adirondack region. But that number hasn’t grown as scientists expected.
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Northern NY’s moose population is flat. Scientists want to know why
By Mike Lynch
Researchers are now looking at moose calves for answers in a new study
Riding the rails
By Phil Brown
The Adirondack Rail Trail, while still under construction, is living up to expectations
Video: Moose Montage
Photographer Ed Burke shares trail camera footage of moose in Saratoga County on the southern edge of the Adirondacks.
A few bad apples and more of the week’s top stories
By Melissa Hart
Here's a look at some of the week's top Adirondack news stories, on both AdirondackExplorer.org and AdirondackAlmanack.com.
Low numbers may help Adirondack moose weather climate change
“We don’t have many moose, and that’s probably a very good situation to be in."
Moose on the trail
By Phil Brown
It’s one thing to stare at a moose; it’s another to have a moose stare at you.
Moose evidence piles up on Norton Peak
By Phil Brown
I had read that this region—dubbed the Sable Highlands—has the largest concentration of moose in the Adirondacks, but I still was astounded by the abundance of scat.
Alleged moose poacher to appear in court
Moose are protected mammals in New York State. The species was once common in the state, but disappeared in the 1860s after habitat destruction and unregulated hunting. They returned to northern New York from neighboring areas beginning in 1980, taking advantage of abandoned farms and regenerated forests.
DEC spots 175 moose in aerial survey
By Mike Lynch
State wildlife staff completed their annual winter aerial surveys for the animal in January.