Minnesota Moose Population Improves But Remains Low

   Minnesota’s moose population remains low despite a slowing population decline during the past five years, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources said. 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. Moose are not recovering in northeastern Minnesota, said Glenn DelGiudice, moose project leader for the DNR. It’s encouraging to see that the decline in the population since 2012 has not been as steep, but.. READ MORE