Winter ticks, which are sometimes called moose ticks, have been pestering Maine moose for about a century and likely longer. But their numbers have exploded in parts of Maine, New Hampshire ...

Winter ticks, it seems, live by climate change and die by climate change.The parasitic blood-suckers have hammered the New England moose population for years. Shorter winters mean a greater ...

A booming tick population in Maine's North Woods has killed off large numbers of moose calves and is worrying scientists.

Unfortunately, Maine’s moose population is in trouble. A story in the July issue of “Down East" magazine focuses on Lee ...

The winter tick begins to feed on the moose in late winter, at a time when the moose is least able to handle being the host, and Rines said they succumb to being eaten to death.

But the worst part is the itch, and moose are scratching so hard to get rid of winter ticks that they can remove 50%, even up to 80% of the hair on their bodies by the end of an average winter.

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This moose on Lake Superior’s Isle Royale has destroyed almost all of its fur trying to remove winter ticks from its body, exposing the animal’s bare black skin.

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 ...

In this July 2011 photo, a moose picks its head up from eating grass from Pierce Pond in North New Portland, Maine. (Pat Wellenbach/AP) Although last year saw low numbers of winter ticks on Maine ...

A GPS-collared bull moose shows 25-30% hair loss in this photo. The hair loss is a visible sign of winter tick infestation, which can impact moose health and survival.