Moose meat peddled in Germany
January 30, 2012 ·
Among the various Norwegian products on offer at a major food exposition in Germany last week was moose meat, specifically moose burgers, which disappeared almost as quickly as promoters could fry them...
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Moose rescued from the ice
January 24, 2012 ·
SEE THE VIDEO: Life isn’t always easy for the Norwegian moose, especially young moose. This week, a calf wandered out onto a frozen lake southeast of Trondheim, Selbusjøen, and promptly ran into...
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Grazing moose take over from cattle
November 16, 2011 ·
The mighty moose, known as elg in Norwegian, have become so dominant in the forests of Norway that they’ve taken over cattle’s role as the most influential grazing animals. That’s causing...
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Dane shot famed albino moose
October 6, 2011 ·
Moose lovers were mourning the highly publicized loss this week of Norway’s near-legendary albino moose, killed by a Danish hunter who reportedly has few regrets. The moose wandered into his hunting...
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Moose suddenly went on attack
September 6, 2011 ·
A moose out grazing this week on the lush vegetation of what’s normally a downhill ski run in the winter suddenly attacked a female athlete who was part of a group competing in a race up the hill.
It’s...
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Moose hunt best up north
March 28, 2011 ·
The official figures are in from Norway’s annual moose hunt, and the number of the large animals shot increased the most in the country’s northern counties. Hedmark, however, continues to top...
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Another moose shot in Oslo
February 25, 2011 ·
Yet another moose wandered too far from the safer forests around Norway’s capital on Friday, and ended having to be shot on a street in the busy Majorstuen neighborhood of Oslo.
The moose was first...
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Moose most dangerous in full moon
February 22, 2011 ·
Researchers at a college in the eastern Norwegian county of Hedmark (Høyskølen i Hedmark) have determined that moose are most dangerous in the full moon. Not because they start howling or become aggressive,...
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Southern moose have poorer health
February 8, 2011 ·
Research into moose in Norway suggests that those roaming the forests of the south suffer from a host of physical ailments and disadvantages not found in their northern cousins.
Moose like this one wandering...
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Moose antlers to secure local highway
January 13, 2011 ·
State transportation authorities have come up with another unique attempt to reduce collisions between moose and man in Norway. They intend to hang up brightly colored moose antlers along a stretch of...
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Moose crashes into car dealership
October 11, 2010 ·
Customers and staff at a car dealership at Rolvsøy in Fredrikstad, southern Norway, were understandably startled when a moose suddenly ran through the gate leading into the showroom over the weekend.
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New albino moose sighting
July 30, 2010 ·
An albino moose that’s been sighted several time around Hobøl, southeast of Oslo, may have had an offspring, reports the web site for local newspaper Moss Avis.
A white moose calf has been observed...
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Moose mayhem at the market
July 13, 2010 ·
Customers at a grocery store in the southeastern Norwegian city of Kongsvinger got quite a surprise on Tuesday, when a moose calf marched into the market and made quite a mess.
The moose first made its...
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Moose hunt goes online
June 21, 2010 ·
Big game hunters in Norway are set to gain even more advantage over their prey as the country’s largest land owner, Statskog, starts using the Internet to cut red tape during hunting season.
Moose...
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City tour for moose ends abruptly
June 2, 2010 ·
Two moose wandered into the heart of Trondheim on Wednesday, startling passersby as they strolled along the river Nidelva, through a city park and then into a popular residential area. Their urban adventure,...
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