Posted on 02/02/2012 2:29:31 PM PST by nickcarraway
Heavy snows in parts of Alaska are taking a deadly toll on moose as deep snowdrifts force the animals into hazardous detours on plowed roads and railroad tracks, prompting one group to seek declaration of a “moose emergency.”
State and local officials said the ambling animals are being killed in increasing numbers in rail and road collisions.
In the Matanuska-Susitna Borough north of Anchorage, 315 moose have been killed in vehicle so far this winter, said Tim Peltier, a biologist with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. The average is roughly 270 for the winter, he said.
The state-owned Alaska Railroad faces similar problems, with 131 moose killed so far this winter by trains, railroad spokesman Tim Sullivan said. That number is already higher than a yearly average of about 100 for the past three years.
“The moose like the clear areas on the tracks. We do everything we can to keep them off the tracks, but sometimes it’s impossible,” he said.
The large number of collisions this winter prompted the Alaska Moose Federation, a non-profit group associated with sport hunters, to ask Governor Sean Parnell to declare an official emergency.
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Note to Alaskans - don't put moose inside your vehicles.
Boris: We don’t need computer weapon to kill moose and squirrel. We’ve been trying to kill moose and squirrel for 35 years.
Natasha: And we’ve never even come close.
Boris: Exactly.
I hope the Groundhogs stay safe so we can still celebrate Groundhog Day. /sarc
Don’t rent any vehicle less than F-250.
This should cut down on the number of sisters to be bitten by a moose.
A deer was “killed” inside my car one day. If it hadn’t entered the car, it wouldn’t have been killed there. I’d suggest some training modules for the moose to stay out of vehicles.
Couldn’t you put a warning sign up in your car?
It worked!
Of course I live in NJ.
Time to get tough with their drinking and driving!
Obvious solution...
Moose Tracks....
Zactly!!
I hope the heavy snow trapped those idiots from “Gold Rush”, and they are right now eating each other.
My sis lives in Fairbanks and she says she knows that guy lol
funny pic
oh and
This could be series since a moose did bite my sister once.
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