Although last year saw low numbers of winter ticks on Maine's moose population, the state's moose biologist expects much higher numbers for the coming winter season. Lee Kantar said that's because the ...

Winter ticks are killing moose across New England in alarming numbers, latching onto their hosts by the thousands and draining so much blood that the animals have been described as “zombies” before ...

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — It’s a ghastly sight: ticks by tens of thousands burrowed into a moose’s broad body, sucking its lifeblood as the agonized host rubs against trees so vigorously that much ...

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A type of tick is draining so much blood from Minnesota's moose that the animals are starving to death. Winter tick populations have exploded along the North Shore as the state's winters and springs ...

A bull moose grazes in New Hampshire during the spring. (Photo by Cappi Thompson/Getty Images) Every fall, winter ticks in New England sit on shrubs or other plants waiting for a large animal to pass ...

According to the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, there are about 40,000 to 60,000 moose in the state. That number is down from 25 years ago, when the population was at its peak, ...

PORTLAND, Maine — Sportsmen hoping to bag a big moose are seeing increased competition from a tiny parasite that's cutting down moose populations in New England and across parts of the northern United ...

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