Tag: moose

  • Man fired after saving moose calf from black bear on highway

    Man fired after saving moose calf from black bear on highway

    Allowing nature to run its course when you’re capable of interfering can be an extremely tough thing to do. It’s imperative, however, that you always do so, both to protect the balance of nature and to ensure your own safety as well as that of wildlife. This is a lesson…

  • Moose calf swimming with mother captured by fishermen in heartwarming footage

    Moose calf swimming with mother captured by fishermen in heartwarming footage

    While fishing in an Alaskan river, a group of fishermen was visited by a passing cow moose and her calf, the newborn struggling against the fast-moving water as it navigated what was undoubtedly one of its first attempts at swimming. Surrounded by lush greenery, crisp, cool water, and snow-capped mountains,…

  • Moose tramples man walking his dogs on Colorado trail

    Moose tramples man walking his dogs on Colorado trail

    A man in Coal Creek Canyon, Colorado, was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after being charged and subsequently trampled by a moose. Colorado Parks and Wildlife is currently investigating the incident and did not release the man’s name. They did, however, specify that the man is in his late 50s and…

  • Young Moose Rescued by Conservation Officers from Harsh Winter Weather

    Young Moose Rescued by Conservation Officers from Harsh Winter Weather

    Some heartwarming photos and news out of Michigan as local officials help guide a young, struggling moose out of a tough spot. As the Michigan Department of Natural Resources shares, “Conservation officers and a wildlife biologist were called out to a young bull moose in need of assistance in Marquette…

  • Two Ambulances Strike, Kill Moose in Maine

    Two Ambulances Strike, Kill Moose in Maine

    A wandering moose died after being struck by two ambulances back-to-back late Friday night in Downeast Maine. According to the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office, the double crash occurred shortly after 8:45 pm. Thomas Gutow, a 52-year-old EMT, was driving a 2014 GMC ambulance owned by Northern Light Health when a…

  • Video: Montana Men Taunt Moose, Narrowly Avoid Trampling

    Video: Montana Men Taunt Moose, Narrowly Avoid Trampling

    As this frustrating footage plainly shows, if anyone were ever asking to get trampled by a moose, it’s these two. Unfortunately, it’s a scene we’ve come to expect in our great national parks. But on a suburban road in Big Sky, Montana? These two men have big touron energy, to…

  • Massive Moose Runs Down Terrified Brown Bear: VIDEO

    Massive Moose Runs Down Terrified Brown Bear: VIDEO

    Watch as this moose cow has a brown bear running away at full-speed, eventually making the bruin crash straight through a window. It’s rare to see a brown bear run from something. But if you’re going to kick it into high gear for self-preservation, an adult moose is about the…

  • Alaska Man Rescues Moose Choking On Garbage Bag Near Dumpster

    Alaska Man Rescues Moose Choking On Garbage Bag Near Dumpster

    Alaska is a wild, wild place. This story line is pretty damn wild though, even by Alaska standards. You read that right. An Alaska man recently came to the rescue of a moose that was found to be choking on a garbage bag it ate out of a dumpster. Anchorage…

  • WATCH: Snowmobiler Narrowly Dodges Moose Attack in Idaho

    WATCH: Snowmobiler Narrowly Dodges Moose Attack in Idaho

    A snowmobiler in Idaho showed off some impressive agility as he narrowly sidestepped a charging moose just before he got his world rocked. The man was ripping up the trails with his brother when the roughly 1,000-pound moose show up on the scene. The video shows the moose stampeding toward…

  • Moose Sheds Antlers While Doorbell Cam Films: WATCH

    Moose Sheds Antlers While Doorbell Cam Films: WATCH

    Finding a single moose shed in the wild is rare enough, let alone a pair. But to have them left for you in your front yard? And get it all on camera? Now that’s wild. This doorbell video, courtesy of Tyra and Chance Bogert of Houston, Alaska, did exactly that.…

  • Snowmobiler Attempts to Pet Moose, and It Goes Horribly

    Snowmobiler Attempts to Pet Moose, and It Goes Horribly

    A snowmobiler got a beatdown rather than a new best friend when he unwisely hopped off his vehicle in the middle of a trail to pet a wild moose. When you think of the most dangerous animal in North America, what comes to mind? Bears? Wolves? In truth, it’s deer.…

  • WATCH: This Moose Goes Head to Head With A Car In Wild Video

    WATCH: This Moose Goes Head to Head With A Car In Wild Video

    Drivers often have to stay alert to make sure they don’t hit deer or other animals darting across the road. However, it’s not often you have to worry about an animal proactively causing a collision. Moose are just different than other animals though. They’re big enough to not be intimidated…

  • Alaskan Woman Kicked in Head by Moose While Walking Her Dog

    Alaskan Woman Kicked in Head by Moose While Walking Her Dog

    A woman in Anchorage, Alaska, spent the last week recovering from a brutal head injury after she received a kick to the head from a moose while walking her dog. Tracy Hansen and her dog, Gunner, take walks along the same path at least three times a day, their routine…

  • Snowmobilers Rescue Moose Trapped in Deep Snow Hole: VIDEO

    Snowmobilers Rescue Moose Trapped in Deep Snow Hole: VIDEO

    While snowmobiling in the backcountry near Bonne Bay Pond Sunday, a group of friends came across a distressed moose trapped in a snow hole, turning a lighthearted afternoon into an impromptu rescue mission. The group of six typically rides in another area during their snowmobiling excursions. By pure chance, however,…

  • Man Eyes Moose Stuck in Wire Fencing From His Car, Saves Him With Bare Hands

    Man Eyes Moose Stuck in Wire Fencing From His Car, Saves Him With Bare Hands

    After driving by a helpless moose trapped in wire fencing, a Canadian man knew he had to pull over and help the wild animal. According to reports, Kirk Barharn and his wife Angie Hilmer were driving near British Columbia’s Thirsk Lake when they found the animal on the side of…

  • Neighborhood Moose Attack Leaves Idaho Woman Severely Injured

    Neighborhood Moose Attack Leaves Idaho Woman Severely Injured

    After multiple neighborhood sightings, an encounter between her small, unleashed dog and a moose prompted an Idaho woman to intervene. As she did, the moose switched its focus to her, charging her while she stood in her driveway. There it attacked and knocked her unconscious. The victim’s identity is not…

  • Alaska Man Saves Huge Moose From Drowning In Icy Lake

    Alaska Man Saves Huge Moose From Drowning In Icy Lake

    A local pharmacist in Anchorage, Alaska is no stranger to helping people with medical assistance when needed. Helping out a moose that was in trouble of drowning isn’t in his typical job description though. But that’s exactly what he did on Tuesday night when he heard loud splashing noises coming…

  • Rare Leucistic Moose Seen Rocking ‘Blonde’ Coat in Alaska: PHOTOS

    Rare Leucistic Moose Seen Rocking ‘Blonde’ Coat in Alaska: PHOTOS

    Beautiful Blonde hair. Great Big rack. Looks absolutely majestic in pictures. No, I’m not talking about Dolly Parton. I’m talking about this really rare moose recently spotted in Alaska. According to People Magazine, blonde moose don’t necessarily have more fun. However, as someone with a wildlife biology degree, I think…

  • Coyotes Hunted and Killed a Woman in 2009, Scientists Finally Know Why

    Coyotes Hunted and Killed a Woman in 2009, Scientists Finally Know Why

    Before the death of 19-year-old folk singer Taylor Mitchell, there had never been a confirmed killing of a human adult by coyotes. That was in 2009. Now, after nearly a decade-and-a-half of research, scientists finally know why the pack did what they did. And it is shocking. Taylor Mitchell’s story…

  • WATCH: Man Hides in Trash Shed To Escape From Moose

    WATCH: Man Hides in Trash Shed To Escape From Moose

    A home security camera captured a heart-racing, one-of-a kind encounter between an unsuspecting man and an inquisitive moose. On a brisk morning in Anchorage, Alaska, Curtis Phelps stepped outside of his home carrying a bag of garbage destined for the shed. But when Curtis was disposing the trash, an immense…

  • Moose Wandering Neighborhood To Blame for Canada Man’s Cracked Windows

    Moose Wandering Neighborhood To Blame for Canada Man’s Cracked Windows

    A moose ran loose in a Saskatchewan neighborhood in Canada, and one man was left with two cracked windowpanes in the process. A man named Craig Lapointe said he wasn’t home on Tuesday afternoon. However, residents in his neighborhood in Saskatoon’s East College Park area had reported seeing a moose…

  • WATCH: Wildlife Officer Gets ‘Beat Up’ by Feisty Moose Calf

    WATCH: Wildlife Officer Gets ‘Beat Up’ by Feisty Moose Calf

    Hilarious footage of a rampaging moose calf whipping a wildlife officer into submission is turning some heads on the internet. The brief clip features a Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife study researcher finishing up tagging the calf. He reaches down to release the animal, then things go haywire.…

  • Officers Rescue Mother Moose Who Fell Into Icy Washington River

    Officers Rescue Mother Moose Who Fell Into Icy Washington River

    In Washington, wildlife officers and firefighters heroically saved a mama moose who had broken through the icy surface of a river. From the rear deck of their Elk abode, Paula and Bill Gilbert noticed a moose struggling in the freezing Little Spokane River. Staci Lehman, Communications Manager for WDFD, reported…

  • Moose Rescued From Frozen Washington River by Good Samaritans

    Moose Rescued From Frozen Washington River by Good Samaritans

    On a frosty December afternoon in Washington, a mama moose and her calf were crossing through a residential area on their way to the nearby woods. The baby made it to the tree line safely, but its mother attempted to forge the frozen river blocking her path, the ice gave…

  • Rare Moose Spotted in New Mexico Causes Onlooker’s Jaw to ‘Hit the Floor’

    Rare Moose Spotted in New Mexico Causes Onlooker’s Jaw to ‘Hit the Floor’

    Not something you see every day in New Mexico, some bystanders were left in shock when they spotted a rare moose walking around in the southwestern state.  According to The State, a moose was walking around the southern portion of New Mexico. The large animal was considered the first known…