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  • Snow complicates life for Alaska's moose

    01/30/2007 8:07:05 PM PST · by NormsRevenge · 22 replies · 389+ views
    AP on Yahoo ^ | 1/30/07 | Rachel D'Oro - ap
    ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Deep mountain snow usually drives moose to seek lower ground in Anchorage, but the snow piling up in town this winter is a bit much even for the stilt-legged animals. So they're going where they'd rather not, choosing major roads, plowed sidewalks and groomed trails to sidestep the vast cushion of snow in neighborhoods and greenbelts left during a remarkably temperamental month in Alaska's largest city. The half-ton ungulates are even showing up downtown, placidly gnawing on bare trees at busy intersections. "They don't want to walk through deep snow either," said state wildlife biologist Rick Sinnott....