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Status, Movements, And Habitat Use Of Moose In Massachusetts, David W. Wattles
Status, Movements, And Habitat Use Of Moose In Massachusetts, David W. Wattles
Masters Theses 1911 - February 2014
Moose (Alces alces) have been re-established in much of the historic range in the northeastern United States. Recently the southern edge of the species ranges has been extended southward into southern New England and northern New York from established populations in northern New England. The southern expansion raised questions as to the ability of this northern species to cope with higher temperatures, areas densely populated by humans, and different forest types further south. In light of these recent developments, we conducted a literature search on moose in the northeastern United States and distributed a questionnaire and conducted phone …