DULUTH, Minn. — The Minnesota moose population remains stable with 3,470 animals calculated in a recent aerial survey. The state Natural Resources Department said, however, the count remains about 60% short of the mid-1960s. Even so, the population has been roughly the same about 10 years. Seth Goreham, state wildlife research manager, called the current status “semi-stable.” Variables remain, Goreham said: Climate change, parasites, and predators.
Survival. State’s moose population not yet out of the woods. Image: Minnesota Natural Resources Department