HOW MOOSE SELECT FORESTED HABITAT IN GROS MORNE NATIONAL PARK, NEWFOUNDLAND

• Main Authors: McLaren, Brian E, Taylor, S, Luke, S H
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Lakehead University 2009
• Subjects: Alces alces; absence of predators; Gros Morne National Park; moose; Newfoundland; overabundance; population dynamics; resource selection function; Canada; Canis lupus
• Online Access: http://alcesjournal.org/index.php/alces/article/view/22

Current Parks Canada policy does not allow moose (Alces alces) to be hunted in National Parks in Newfoundland and Labrador; combined with the extirpation of wolves (Canis lupus), this policy creates a situation where introduced moose (A. a. americana) are relatively predator-free in Gros Morne Natio...