Researchers studying why Michigan’s moose population isn’t growing

  • A collared cow moose nurses her calf in the western Upper Peninsula. This photo, captured using high-powered zoom from a drone flying more than 300 feet above, offers a rare, hands-off glimpse into the first days of a calf’s life – an important stage researchers are now able to study more closely thanks to GPS and drone technology. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
    A collared cow moose nurses her calf in the western Upper Peninsula. This photo, captured using high-powered zoom from a drone flying more than 300 feet above, offers a rare, hands-off glimpse into the first days of a calf’s life – an important stage researchers are now able to study more closely thanks to GPS and drone technology. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

    LANSING

    After the great “moose lifts” in the 1980s, researchers were confident Michigan’s moose population would continue to grow, with a projection that the population could reach numbers in the thousands within 15 years.

    “It’s our responsibility as resource managers to focus on seeing the health of wildlife populations that the people of Michigan care about,” Tyler Petroelje said. Petroelje is one…