Radiotelemetry Studies of Moose In Northeastern Minnesota
Van Ballenberghe V and Peek JM. 1971. Radiotelemetry Studies of Moose In Northeastern Minnesota. The Journal of Wildlife Management. 35(1):63-71
Six moose (Alces alces) were radio-tracked to obtain data on movements and habitat use in northeastern Minnesota. Winter home ranges consisted of a series of high-use areas connected by wanderings of 0.25 to 3 miles. One cow occupied a 6-acre area dominated by dense balsam fir (Abies balsamea) during a 25-day period of rapid accumulation of snow. Two females, one with calf, occupied areas of 1.8 and 3.7 square miles, respectively, during the summer, with over 75 percent of the locations in less than 1 square mile for each. The winter and summer home ranges of one cow were adjacent. Summer habitats were primarily swampy areas dominated by black spruce (Picea mariana) and upland areas dominated by white birch (Betula papyrifera) or aspen (Populus tremuloides). An adult male, tracked during early September 1968, traveled at least 12 miles in a 10-day period and was seen three times the following summer in the same general area.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Van Ballenberghe, Victor; Peek, James
- Units
- VOYA
- Keywords
- Animal Studies, Habitat Utilization, moose(Alces alces), movement(animal), Radio Telemetry