HISTORY AND STATUS OF MOOSE IN OREGON

• Main Author: Matthews, Patrick E
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Lakehead University 2012
• Subjects: Alces alces; Blue Mountains; carotid worm; moose; Oregon; population range
• Online Access: http://alcesjournal.org/index.php/alces/article/view/96

Moose (Alces alces) were not present in Oregon at the time of European settlement. Five Alaskan moose were transplanted to the central Oregon coast in 1922, but the effort ended in failure. The first recorded sighting of moose in northeast Oregon occurred in 1960, and 20 sightings were reported at v...