AlaskaHunter
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There was a mule deer (very rare in AK) killed on the highway near Fairbanks which led to several stories
about potential tick migrations to Alaska's moose population, and how ticks can affect
moose populations in southern areas like New Hampshire.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/20...hDM/story.html
This also appears to be a problem in Maine:
http://mainepublic.org/post/ticks-love-moose-right-death-heres-why#stream/0
Moose populations have declined in MN and ND likely due to a complex of
ticks, liver flukes, and other factors.
In Alaska, the good news is with climate warming, we had record wildfire seasons in 2004, 2005, 2015,
so moose should benefit with increased prime browse habitat.
And fall snow is later likely leading to less predation at least for the first part of the winter.
Moose have expanded as shrubs have expanded under a warming climate...
http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0152636
How are Shiras moose populations doing? I wonder if they are stable since they have evolved in
a relatively warm climate, while declining populations in the Lake States, Ontario, and New England
may be more vulnerable to a warming climate?
about potential tick migrations to Alaska's moose population, and how ticks can affect
moose populations in southern areas like New Hampshire.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/20...hDM/story.html
This also appears to be a problem in Maine:
http://mainepublic.org/post/ticks-love-moose-right-death-heres-why#stream/0
Moose populations have declined in MN and ND likely due to a complex of
ticks, liver flukes, and other factors.
In Alaska, the good news is with climate warming, we had record wildfire seasons in 2004, 2005, 2015,
so moose should benefit with increased prime browse habitat.
And fall snow is later likely leading to less predation at least for the first part of the winter.
Moose have expanded as shrubs have expanded under a warming climate...
http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0152636
How are Shiras moose populations doing? I wonder if they are stable since they have evolved in
a relatively warm climate, while declining populations in the Lake States, Ontario, and New England
may be more vulnerable to a warming climate?