A bull moose photographed during the annual January aerial survey of Northeastern Minnesota's moose population. This year's survey estimate was up a bit from 2023 but still way down from historic ...

After a steep decline from a population estimate of about 8,000 in 2009, Minnesota’s moose population has fluctuated around 3,700 animals in recent years. This bull moose – whose antlers had dropped – ...

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 2025 survey shows herd estimates relatively ...

Erin is a co-host of "The 4" on WCCO and a two-time Emmy Award-winning reporter passionate about experiential storytelling and taking viewers on an adventure - be it inside a bear den, at the bottom ...

ELY, Minnesota (WCCO) — Every year, biologists take flight to count moose in Minnesota. They’re in the process of doing it right now in the Superior National Forest near Ely. WCCO wondered how the ...

Around the early 2,000’s there were rough estimates of 8,000-9,000 Moose inhabiting the Northland. However, their populations were rapidly declining for a multitude of reasons, leading to the ...

More than 15 years after the sudden collapse of Minnesota’s moose population, state and tribal biologists will reshape the landscape of northeast Minnesota to try to bring their numbers back. A moose ...

In response to the declining Minnesota moose population, University researchers are studying possible factors contributing to the increase in mortality. In 2016, about 4,000 moose lived in Minnesota — ...

Erin is a co-host of "The 4" on WCCO and a two-time Emmy Award-winning reporter passionate about experiential storytelling and taking viewers on an adventure - be it inside a bear den, at the bottom ...