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Fiordland Moose?; Moose in NZ
Topic Started: May 26 2010, 06:41 PM (222 Views)
Kahu
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Is this a moose on the loose?

Otago moose hunter Ken Tustin thinks he may have snapped a photograph of a juvenile moose in southwestern Fiordland.

The hulking animals have not been officially spotted in New Zealand for more than 50 years.

The photograph was taken on March 7 in an area of Fiordland known as Herrick creek, Mr Tustin said.

It was snapped automatically by one of 13 cameras he had set up in the area.

Moose story Link
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friendshipgal
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Guess everyone wants their own Trudashians
I'm no expert but it looks like a deer to me
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Bitsy
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friendshipgal
May 27 2010, 12:40 AM
I'm no expert but it looks like a deer to me
Me too but it would be cool if moose could be found there.
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This is very rough country ..... and there still are many places where humans have never trod.
Moose, Wapiti and Thar


NZ WildLife Trust

The NZWT is curently undertaking two main areas of research, both looking at particular species of mammals introduced to New Zealand in the early 1900's. The importance of independant study is vital to ensure an unbiased and realistic aproach to the management of such introduced species, learning about their behavior, integration with New Zealand's ecosystem within the last century, their impact on the environment and the conservation of New Zealand's flora and fauna.

The years 1970-1985 were hugely significant for Fiordland forest and its wildlife inhabitants. Helicopter hunting for red deer took place, firstly for venison then with intensifying into live-deer capture. Deer populations were decimated. As a result, dramatic forest rehabilitation took place.
When Ken and Marg Tustin revisited Wet Jacket Arm in 1992, finding both a restored forest and evidence of moose survival, the present project was born. Natural History (NZ) wildlife documentary filmmakers took an interest, resulting in self-triggering cameras being used in an attempt to photograph a moose. An audience of nearly 600,000 viewed "A Wild Moose Chase" when it screened in June 1998, and Ken Tustin's book with the same title was released at the same time.
Significantly, in April 2000 two hunters, Kelvin and Charlie Harper, recognized moose sign and recovered snagged hair which AgResearch scientists Dr Mike Tait and Jamie Ward subjected to DNA profiling, confirming the specimen as having come from a moose.
Nonetheless, the fact that moose presence is still unacknowledged in most wildlife and National Park literature, school curriculae, government policy and public sentiment indicates that most New Zealanders remain unconvinced of their existence.
NZWT continues its moose study, helped by the input of a number of interested and involved hunters, scientists, businesspeople, pilots and others in unraveling what is truly one of the most intriguing tales of modern New Zealand. How about you?
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It's a young moose and what I found is their droppings are good for the garden plus when cats sniff around the garden they leave the garden alone with the droppings in it. They are also good fruit tree pruners. gaah.gif
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On our first ever trip to an Indian Reservation in New Mexico, we discovered that the tribes published a pamphlet about the dos and don'ts of visiting Reservations.

It was quite humerous and kind spirited.

On the very last page, they had a list of the most ridiculous questions Indians had been asked by non Indians.

The one that stuck in my memory was : "At what altitude do deer become elk?"
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