Higgins was dispatched to the lake thanks to a passerby who saw the moose break through the ice and called it in. Higgins asked for backup, and was quickly joined by a pair of forest rangers.

The DEC police officers were able to call for backup from the Forest Rangers service, and together, they devised a plan to cut a channel in the ice with a chainsaw to help the moose swim to shore.

A small stream snaked by in the forest. The water was moving fast enough ... the perfect food for the reason I was at this location, the moose (Alces alces). Moose are the tallest animal in ...

Moose that occupy flat terrain move from habitat with aspen or willow stands in the summer to dense conifer forest in the winter. RANGE: Midwestern moose are found in Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota ...

McGraw, of the DNR’s Forest Wildlife Research Group ... 5,945 square miles and includes the Boundary Waters Canoe Area ...

Colorado State Forest State Park, near Walden, is also home to more than 600 moose, which can be viewed year-round. Start at the Moose Visitor Center, where moose-seekers can take a virtual tour ...