Dwindling Herd

by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, University of Minnesota, NCompass Technologies; Star Tribune

Results from the 2016 aerial moose survey indicate that the population change from an estimated 3,450 in 2015 to 4,020 in 2016 is not statistically significant. Northeastern Minnesota’s current moose population could be as high as 5,180 or as low as 3,230.

(Image: Star Tribune[1], adapted from Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Data[2])