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This list of mammals in Pennsylvania consists of 66 species currently believed to occur wild in the state. This excludes feral domesticated species such as feral cats and dogs . Several species recently lived wild in Pennsylvania, but are now extirpated (locally, but not globally, extinct).
A state mammal is the official mammal of a U.S. state as designated by a state's legislature. The first column of the table is for those denoted as the state mammal, and the second shows the state marine mammals.
Eastern moose are the third largest subspecies of moose only behind the western moose and the Alaska moose. Males stand on average 1.7–2.0 m (5.6–6.6 ft) at the shoulder and weigh up to 634 kg (1,398 lb). Females stand on average 1.7 m (5.6 ft) at the shoulder and weigh on average 270–360 kg (600–790 lb).
Moshannon Creek is a 57.4-mile-long (92.4 km) [1] tributary of the West Branch Susquehanna River in Centre County, Pennsylvania in the United States. [2] Throughout its length, it serves as the boundary between Centre and Clearfield counties. The name Moshannon is said to be derived from the Native American "Moss-Hanne," meaning "moose stream."
Wykoff Run in Quehanna Wild Area, the largest such protected area in Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in the United States includes 18 wild areas in its State Forest system. [1] They are managed by the Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry, a division of the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
HAER No. PA-442, "McKenna–Jojo Air Lease, Kane, McKean County, PA", 7 photos, 2 color transparencies, 30 measured drawings, 6 data pages, 1 photo caption page Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS) No. PA-25, " Allegheny National Forest, CCC Camp ANF-1, Marienville, Forest County, PA ", 66 photos, 28 data pages, 10 photo caption pages
Numerous place names in Pennsylvania and West Virginia attest to how frequently these animals were encountered in the state. In the late 18th century, European hunters and explorers in the Trans-Allegheny region of the state reported seeing sizable populations, especially along the Ohio and Kanawha Rivers.
The Western moose [2] (Alces alces andersoni) is a subspecies of moose that inhabits boreal forests and mixed deciduous forests in the Canadian Arctic, western Canadian provinces and a few western sections of the northern United States. It is the second largest North American subspecies of moose, second to the Alaskan moose.