AR-News: (US AK) Biologists warn against giving food to hungry moose

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KENAI - Emaciated moose, some of them starving, have been seen wandering the 
Kenai Peninsula in search of food along roadways. A few have dropped dead in 
residential areas. 
But no matter how hard it is for humans to see hungry moose and calves, they 
should resist the temptation to feed the animals, said Jeff Selinger, a state 
Department of Fish and Game biologist here. 
"You'll just kill them quicker that way," he said. 



 
Moose are similar to bears in that they spend the summer and early fall 
eating as much as possible to fatten up for the winter. Once the trees drop their 
leaves and the snow flies moose, unlike hibernating bears, spend the winter 
roaming the woods in search of food.



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http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/032304/sta_moose.shtml 
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