Rancher wants to shoot more moose
April 7, 2010 ·
Norway’s growing moose population is damaging both pasture land and forests, claim landowners. One rancher in Buskerud County thinks half the moose population should be shot.
Knut Bjella showed a...
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Woman attacked by deformed moose
February 2, 2010 ·
The Norwegian moose is normally rather shy, but a woman in Northern Norway had a close call with a fully grown male that was nothing short of an attack — spurred, perhaps, by a deformity that clearly...
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Nursing home evacuated after moose bursts through window
January 20, 2010 ·
Residents of a nursing home in the mountain town of Ål, Buskerud County, had a surprising and frightening visit Wednesday morning from a moose that crashed its way through a window into a patient’s...
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Moose blood left on the roads, to scare motorists
January 18, 2010 ·
Wildlife authorities in Hedmark County are resorting to scare tactics in an effort to cut the number of traffic accidents involving motorists and moose.
Fully 225 moose and deer have been run down on...
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Oslo moose hunt underway
October 16, 2009 ·
Hikers and cyclists had best be a bit wary while wandering around in the hills and forests surround Oslo these days. The annual moose hunt is underway, with authorities granting permission to hunters to...
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Moose loses favor as skiing mascot
September 24, 2009 ·
Once again, we can only heave a sigh over the poor moose in Norway. Not only is the so-called “King of the Forest” about to be shot at, as the annual hunting season starts this weekend (see...
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Moose hunt looms, and it’s expensive
September 22, 2009 ·
It’s been fairly quiet for awhile on the moose news front in Norway, but soon the forests will be anything but. Hunting season gets underway on Friday and more than 50,000 rifle-toting enthusiasts...
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Moose eradicated to tackle ticks
July 16, 2009 ·
An island off the coast of Fredrikstad that’s used for military exercises had a serious problem with ticks earlier this decade. Then a tick expert proposed hunting down all the moose on the island,...
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Moose lands inside camping trailer
July 16, 2009 ·
A family’s car collided with a moose outside Bjorli in Oppland County Wednesday, and the impact of the crash flung the moose over the car and right into the camping trailer they were pulling.
Others...
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Moose pays high price for chasing men up a tree
June 30, 2009 ·
Steinar Holst Nilsen was out walking his dog near the airport at Brønnøysund in northern Norway last week when an ill-tempered moose went on the attack.
Nilsen says he didn’t have a chance at running...
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Agder moose suffer poor health
June 22, 2009 ·
The poor moose. They have a tough time finding enough food, face being hunted every autumn. and now comes word that those in the counties of Vest-Agder and Aust-Agder have poorer health than moose in other...
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Moose on the loose in Harstad
May 11, 2009 ·
It’s spring, and that means many moose mothers are busy sending last year’s calves off on their own, while they prepare to give birth to this year’s offspring. Here’s a short photo...
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King of the Forest’ actually threatening it
April 20, 2009 ·
Norway’s moose is fondly referred to as the “King of the Forest” (Skogens konge), but new research suggests the huge, majestic creatures may be damaging the very areas that feed them.
A...
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Mama moose moves into Oslo garden
March 15, 2009 ·
Trude Tømte and her family found themselves surrounded by a furry, living wall of very large animals when an entire moose family moved into their garden in an Oslo neighborhood in early March.
The Tømte...
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Feeding stations aim to keep moose in the forest
March 14, 2009 ·
City officials in Oslo are doing what they can to keep a hungry moose population from wandering into urban areas. Lately the authorities have once again been serving up hay bales for breakfast at secret...
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