Wildlife Wednesday — Moose

By Andy Ames, EVWC Board Member

The stage is set. March 1978, 12 moose were captured in the Uinta Mountains of Utah for translocation to Colorado. After a vet check and fitting with telemetry collars 4 bulls, 7 cows, and one cow calf moose were released into a one hectare enclosure to acclimate to their new surroundings of the Big Bottom of the Illinois River in North Park, Colorado. A few days later they set out on their own and the rest, as they say, is history. Fast forward 45 years and today Colorado’s moose population is over 3,000 and growing.

To learn more about these charismatic creatures join us for EVWC presents Moose: Rocky’s Newest Stars!, by Jared Gricoskie. The talk is Thursday evening February 23rd from 6-7, in person at the Estes Valley Community Center or via Zoom. This is one you will not want to miss!

Bull moose in fall, looking for a mate.

Bull moose in late winter.

Cow moose in summer.