Fish and Game Changers

Maine's Moose: Learning about the herd


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With 10 million acres of moose habitat in Maine, MDIFW Moose Biologist Lee Kantar has found helicopters to be essential to monitoring the state's moose population. Lee explains the three different studies from the air: the aerial survey to count moose, another aerial survey to determine the distribution of bulls, cows, and calves, and a third study where GPS collars are placed on cows and calves to track them.

Learn more at mefishwildlife.com/moose

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Fish and Game ChangersBy Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife

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