Monitoring moose in the Central Alaska Network
National Park Service. 2013. Monitoring moose in the Central Alaska Network
Based on surveys completed in Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve in the fall of 2012, the estimated population along the Yukon River corridor is 936 moose (±195). The population is composed of 489 cows, 118 calves, and 329 bulls. Of the bulls counted, 55 were spike, fork, or yearlings. Moose densities in this area are typically among the lowest in the region, and the 2012 density estimate is approximately one moose every three square miles. The 2012 surveys also show the population dropping back down from an above-normal increase in 2009 to near the long-term average.
- Type
- Resource Brief
- Authors
- National Park Service
- Date of Issue
- 2013-07
- Units
- CAKN , DENA , WRST , YUCH
- Keywords
- Alaska, alces, Moose, Resource brief, Wildlife