A recent incident in Northern Michigan has led to concerns about the surge in moose-vehicle collisions. A female moose was killed after being struck by a vehicle while raising two calves, likely removing all three from the state's stagnant population.
According to reports, there have been 60 instances of deadly vehicle-moose collisions over the past four years, with no human fatalities. This trend poses a challenge to Michigan's efforts to boost its moose numbers in the western Upper Peninsula, which have remained stagnant for the past 20 years.
A dead bull moose is shown in the grass along an Upper Peninsula highway after a moose-vehicle crash.
The cause of the stagnant moose population remains a mystery, and the increase in moose-vehicle collisions adds to the complexity of the issue.
Author's summary: Moose-vehicle collisions surge in Northern Michigan.