of Agriculture and Markets. CWD is an infectious, degenerative disease of cervids, such as deer, moose, and elk, that causes brain cells to die, ultimately leading to the death of the affected animal.
The landscapes here are stunning, the Atlantic coast is gorgeous, and 80% of it is covered in thick, charming forests. Also, Maine is a kingdom of moose. This majestic animal is one of the state’s ...
With their shaggy fur, gigantic tusks, and long trunks, woolly mammoths looked like fur-covered elephants — but bigger. Woolly mammoths didn’t go extinct until 1650 BC and were around when Egyptians ...
The fossil has been identified as a new silesaurid, an extinct group of reptiles. Paleontologists debate whether silesaurids were true dinosaurs or possibly a precursor to the creatures that once ...
THUNDER BAY – Local Moose Lodge members finally have an answer as to why the Moose Hall was closed so suddenly. During a closed door meeting Monday evening, members were reportedly told that the ...
A 12-million-year-old fossil of a prehistoric "terror bird" discovered in South America might represent the largest known member of its kind found to date, a study ...
That appeared to be the case, anyway, for a young moose Monday in Steamboat Springs, Colo. That is, until the moose was startled by its reflection and hurried back to mom. The accompanying footage ...
Black-footed ferret, a species once thought to be extinct, have been reintroduced ... and have viable populations in the high country. • Moose were introduced starting in 1978, and we now ...