Thread: Moose

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paqo2kgrL0E

Damned persistent if nothing else

So, if there was moose down there, what would have kept them from spreading, or from growing in numbers the way that other ungulates have?

It's obviously a different ecosystem in many ways, but in Sweden, moose numbers exploded after wolves (their only predator) had been exterminated.

Originally Posted by nonvegan

So, if there was moose down there, what would have kept them from spreading, or from growing in numbers the way that other ungulates have?

It's obviously a different ecosystem in many ways, but in Sweden, moose numbers exploded after wolves (their only predator) had been exterminated.

Food quality and climate at a guess?

When did the Moose numbers explode in Sweden? I know there are heaps of Wolves there now,Sweden has bear and Wolverenes too.

Yeah it's poor habitat for moose. That bark stripping is interesting...

Very interesting would be nice to see them get a pic, they been at it for a long time, tough country there

I'd have thought that, compared to most of Sweden, climate and food quality would be preferable here

Given how the smaller deer thrive here, I'd expected moose to thrive as well, but maybe they're more specific in their needs.

But, I'm not a moose, just a Swedish human, so I don't know

I think it was in the sixties that wolf numbers were down to practically zero, and peak moose in the eighties. I remember as a kid in the eighties hearing that there were six wolves in the whole country. Now I think there are a few hundred, but still a lot less than a couple of hundred years ago.

All deer species have interbreeding fertility problems, there’s a few reasons there may be only a handful out there.
How good if they found one!

Will watch tonight, been a busy day.

I doubt its the bark they are after its the layer just underneath very sweet ( apparently ) high in sugar ( cambium layer) I have seen sign of deer and rabbits stripping bark to get at it - Lake Waikaremoana the 5 finger at the motor camp used to get hit hard by rabbits suprising the damage the little buggers did and they had grass all around so it must have been very attractive to them

All those moose feed areas but no droppings, not one bit. Bit odd don't you think after all these years. That's where positive DNA will come from?

Also footprint size, anyone who knows anything about animals if they saw a moose print would know its not a red deer....! (About twice the size)

Just and uninformed opinion:

I think we're used to thinking, an introduced species will automatically, just take to an environment and go gangbusters. Because rabbits, possums, deer.

But some that haven't made the transition to NZ's wilds successfully, are kangaroos, (yes I know wallabies love it here, but not the big Kangaroos) antelope, emus and axis deer.

Maybe Moose just couldn't. It's not reasonable to think there's a phantom population, ghosting us.

Its big unfriendly country down there.Any thing is possible.I'd thort DNA,foot prints,poop,moose hair,game camera photos would have been found by now.?

Originally Posted by MarkN

Just and uninformed opinion:

I think we're used to thinking, an introduced species will automatically, just take to an environment and go gangbusters. Because rabbits, possums, deer.

But some that haven't made the transition to NZ's wilds successfully, are kangaroos, (yes I know wallabies love it here, but not the big Kangaroos) antelope, emus and axis deer.

Maybe Moose just couldn't. It's not reasonable to think there's a phantom population, ghosting us.

a number of deer species were introduced and did not make it here - axis would have been neat - cant find much info on the South American deer that was bought here very similar to a red