 sedated moose being tagged (photo from the Michigan DNR) |
from a news bulletin of the Michigan DNR
Despite the fact that Michigan's lower peninsula has no resident moose, the large mammals are usually of high interest to all Michigan residents.
In an aerial survey, biologists estimated approximately 300 moose within the western Upper Peninsula core range, down from an estimated 426 moose in 2023. It is unclear whether the lower estimate reflects an actual population decline, a shift in moose distribution away from historically surveyed areas, or a combination of both.
Michigan reintroduced moose to the Upper Peninsula in the 1980s with a goal of a herd of 1,000-plus moose. This population goal has not been attained, and currently the herd is declining.
Moose reproduction is stable. Eight of ten tagged cow moose produced eleven calves. However, brainworm, predators, ticks and vehicles remain problematic. Cars have killed 60 moose in the UP in past four years.
Ongoing moose research in the western Upper Peninsula is a collaborative effort between the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, and Northern Michigan University, and is supported primarily through federal conservation grants, tribal partnerships and university resources.
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