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Winter ticks wiped out nearly 90% of the moose calves scientists tracked in part of Maine last year

Maine is home to the largest moose population in the lower 48 states. But in one of the moosiest corners of the state, nearly 90% of the calves tracked by biologists last winter didn’t survive their first year.

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Vermont plans for another fall moose hunting season to reduce the moose population

Vermont Fish and Wildlife officials hope to sustain a healthier moose population within the northeast corner of the state by approving 100 hunting permits.
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