On an October morning around sunrise, Josh Blouin was standing outside of an old general store in Island Pond, Vermont, 16 miles south of the Canadian border, getting ready to—hopefully—see a moose.

The warming climate has increased the number of winter ticks in Maine's north woods. Biologists are tracking calf mortality. Maine is home to more moose than every state except Alaska. But in one of ...

Maine is home to the largest moose population in the lower 48 states. But in one of the moosiest corners of the state, nearly 90% of the calves tracked by biologists last winter didn’t survive their ...

Brandon Bishop remembers vividly the first time he saw a dead moose infested with thousands of ticks. The registered Maine Guide was snowmobiling in the north woods in 2012 and within a week found a ...

Look for regenerating trees and shrubs that have been bitten off, with twigs looking squared and torn off. Where the moose pulls off the twig will look more white/light in color than dark. As time ...

In this 2014 photo provided by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, a moose calf follows its mother in the snow near Grand Marais, Minn. The DNR's 2024 survey shows herd estimates stable ...

Moose become more active and unpredictable as winter approaches, and understanding their behaviour can help people stay safer during this seasonal shift. Shorter days, snow cover, and changing food ...

The northern New England states are home to thousands of moose, but the herd has dwindled in the last decade, in part because of the winter ticks. (Robert F. Bukaty/AP) More hunters could be out in ...

It’s that time of year again, when bear activity winds down in town, but the winter is far from over for most of the valley’s wildlife. While bears have mostly headed into their dens, Wildlife ...

Maine is home to the largest population of moose in the contiguous United States. The only U.S. state with more moose is Alaska. Moose are so important to Maine that it's the only place in the country ...