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Moose

Alces alces

Photo by Jaybird
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Field Notes

Description:

The largest member of the deer family.

Habitat:

Willow marshland.

Notes:

Unlike the lower elevations in Grand Teton NP, Moose sighting in Yellowstone are rare. Northern Yellowstone does not have woody browse species that will come in quickly after a fire and extend above the snowpack to provide winter food. Therefore, the overall effects of the 1988 fires were probably detrimental to moose populations.

Reference Links:

Yellowstone National Park - Moose (U.S. National Park Service)

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PublishedJanuary 23, 2012

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