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Alaska moose are hunted for food and sport every year during fall and winter. People use both firearms and bows to hunt moose. [ 10 ] It is estimated that at least 7,000 moose are harvested annually, mostly by residents who eat the moose meat. [ 10 ]
The Alaskan subspecies of moose (Alces alces gigas) is the largest in the world; adult males weigh 1,200 to 1,600 pounds (542–725 kg), and adult females weigh 800 to 1,300 pounds (364–591 kg) [17] Alaska's substantial moose population is controlled by predators such as bears and wolves, which prey mainly on vulnerable calves, as well as by ...
The Alaska subspecies of moose (Alces alces gigas) is the largest in the world; adult males weigh 1,200 to 1,600 pounds (542–725 kg), and adult females weigh 800 to 1,300 pounds (364–591 kg) [43] Alaska's substantial moose population is controlled by predators such as bears and wolves, which prey mainly on vulnerable calves, as well as by ...
Moose in Alaska can migrate twenty miles or more to various feeding grounds during different times of year. They even dive into the water to eat underwater plant life.
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Reindeer, or caribou, are members of the deer family Cervidae.Deer, elk, moose, and wapiti are also members of this family. The distinction between reindeer and caribou depends on where they live.
Western moose eat terrestrial vegetation such as forbs and shoots from willow and birch trees and aquatic plants, including lilies and pondweed. Western moose can consume up to 9,770 calories a day, about 32 kilograms (71 lb). The Western moose, like other species, lacks upper front teeth but instead has eight sharp incisors on its lower jaw ...
Moose are especially fond of this plant, pulling down and breaking branches up to 4 cm in diameter [4] and eating up to 90% of the twigs on the plant. In some areas of northern Alaska, this plant provides 95% of the winter food for moose. [2] Snowshoe hares also prefer it. [2] In northern Alaska, this may be the only source of fuel wood. [2]