Common Name
Moose
Order
Artiodactyla
Family
Cervidae
Species Name
Alces alces
Status
Common within its range
States
Alaska
Idaho
Maine
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Montana
New Hampshire
New York
North Dakota
Oregon
Utah
Vermont
Washington
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Distribution
Most of sub-arctic Canada, Alaska, Montana, Idaho, western Wyoming, Minnesota, New York, New England.
Notes
Largest North American deer. This species might be more abundant, but they are often found in rugged, boggy areas. Prefers forests with abundant wetlands. In summer eat aquatic plants, in winter more woody ones. Water helps cool them.
New York
Beginning to return on their own.