THE IOWA D-N-R IS LOOKING INTO SEVERAL REPORTS OF A FEMALE MOOSE THAT’S BEEN SEEN IN PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
WILDLIFE BIOLOGIST DOUG CHAFA SAYS IF YOU SEE IT, DON’T APPROACH THE ANIMAL:
MOOSE1 OC………IN ANY WAY. :11
HE SAY OFTEN TIMES THESE MOOSE THAT WANDER SOUTH OF THEIR NORMAL RANGE IS BECAUSE THEY ARE BEING AFFECTED BY A BRAIN WORM:
MOOSE2 OC………..WALKING OUT. :11
THE PARASITE OFTEN RESULTS IN DEATH.
CHAFA SAID THE LAST TIME HE HEARD REPORTS OF A MOOSE IN THIS REGION WAS IN THE WINTER OF 2015.
MOOSE ARE MORE COMMON IN NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHERN MINNESOTA AND CANADA.
File photo from Outdoor Canada
