![]() In the northern areas of the park, where Grizzlies and Wolves are more common, I believe the Moose population has declined significantly. I was informed a Grizzly killed her calf. Possibly the Moose tolerate a little human interaction to protect their babies? Farther North, another Mother Moose regularly used the small pond near the Jackson Lake Lodge entrance in the same way. In GTNP, Wolves typically stay away from humans. I’ve always assumed this was not by accident. Other Mother Moose have spent time in campgrounds and near zones with heavy tourist activity. Tourists viewed safely from the ridge above. She stayed back from the ridge and allowed fast flowing Cottonwood Creek form a natural barrier on the back side. This Mother Moose spent a week or so near the Taggart Lake Trail Head parking area, along with another Cow and Calf. The biologist was trying to determine if the phenomenon is a hereditary trait in this region, of maybe just the result of abundant Spring food. That information was a bit of a surprise to me, since I’ve seen twins regularly over my 10-11 years of photographing Moose. ![]() He was interested in photos of Cows with twins-suggesting it is a relatively uncommon occurrence in most other areas. (June 7, 2012)Ī few years ago, I received a phone call from an area biologis t doing a paper on the Grand Teton Moose. Newborn Bison are sometimes called “Red Dogs”, due to their orangish red colored fur. ![]() Initially, flight is not much of an option. Mothers are usually very close to the newborns, and though I’ve never witnessed it, can be aggressively protective of their young. I’ve never been privileged to witness the actual birth, but have seen them soon afterwards on a few occasions. Adult Shiras Bull Moose may grow to 1000 pounds or more, but they begin their life on long, wobbly legs. When, these countries have been rehabilitating moose for long, why MT FWP didn’t even try to test the calf for diseases or sickness? They shot it right away.Sometime during the last few days of May and first couple of days in June, mother Moose give birth to one or two remarkably small babies. For example, in UK, moose is a tourist attraction and government has provisions for special care and protection of our four legged friends. Surprisingly, in many other countries with moose population, the governments have special provision for rehabilitation of moose. Over blowing up the carcasses, officials explained that it’s done so that bodies don’t attract bigger predators to the campground. They seems convinced that the calf was dead anyway because it can’t survive without colostrums found in the milk of mother. They claim that science guides the wildlife management, not sympathy. The officials are making appearance to justify killing this newly born moose calf. The department is facing a lot of criticism after this news. These guys are on our payroll to oversee the protection and well being of these animals and this is how we ‘manage wildlife. There were absolutely no steps taken to determine if it was sick, was it going to feed, were there facilities and resources available to care for this thing. “It’s just unbelievable to me that that’s how things are handled. He was expecting a Disney-movie happy ending. In a scientific language, they call it ‘Animal Euthanasia’. The officials also believed that moose are not rehabilitated because they can carry diseases and parasites with them. Blowing up their carcasses is the standard procedure to deal with the situation. The reason given was that MT FPW does not have any provision to rehabilitate moose. Then, the carcasses of mother and calf were detonated with high explosives. One of the FWP official shot the calf right away. ![]() Josh was happy to see them but not for long. He wrapped it in a cloth and caressed it. He showed all sympathy and hugged this bleating calf that could barely walk and struggled to gain balance. Meanwhile, he clicked a couple of pictures and recorded a heartbreaking video showing this calf crying near the carcass of its dead mother. Josh waited for Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (MT FWP) officers. It was making some sound like its calling for something. Josh was looking to camp somewhere in West Boulder Camground when he this baby walked to him. Unfortunately, the mother did not survive the delivery and died. A man, Josh Hohm of Bozeman, came across this little baby moose that was just born. Newly born baby won’t survive long without mother or external assistance, so it must be rescued. What would you do if you find a newly born baby animal besides the dead body of its mother in a forest? You’ll definitely call concerned forest and wildlife service immediately.
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