Mainland Moose in Cumberland Co. Photo by Ken Adams, Nov 1, 2020
There are two distinct populations/genetic lines of moose in Nova Scotia:
– the Mainland Moose; these are Eastern Moose (Alces alces subspecies americana). They are restricted to Mainland NS where they are Endangered
– the Cape Breton Moose; these are Northwestern Moose (Alces alces subspecies andersoni). They are restricted to Cape Breton Island, and are not endangered.
There are controversies surrounding both of them.
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The pages and subpages on Moose:
MOOSE (This Page)
– Cape Breton Moose
– Mainland Moose
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These “MOOSE Pages” were previously posted on nsforestnotes.ca which is no longer being updated.
They were copied onto this website (www.versicolor.ca/nstriad) on Sep 20, 2023, where they will be updated as appropriate.