Moose Struggling In Harsh Winter Weather Patterns

What’s been a wild winter season across the nation so far, and that, as usual, includes some inclement snow and ice in Alaska. While thousands of holiday travelers were stranded in transit to and from the Last Frontier, Alaska Public News posted a report on how moose are struggling amid heavy snow and ice in Alaska. Here’s more:

The winter storms that pounded the Interior last month have made life difficult for both people and wildlife, especially moose. The deep snow and hard icy crust make it difficult for moose to forage, so they’re coming out of the woods and into human-populated areas to find food and refuge. And some have become aggressive and attacked people, biologists and law enforcement officials say. 

An Alaska State Troopers spokesperson said they’d gotten several reports of aggressive moose encounters, two of which involved injuries, including a 67-year-old Delta-area resident who sustained broken bones and was taken to the Fairbanks Memorial Hospital for treatment.

Dekle said the female moose charged her roommate when he went out to get some firewood. When she stepped out on to the porch a few minutes later, the moose lunged at her, too.