MOOSE, Alces alces 



(Tutuvak) 



Range. — Transcontinental, Bering Sea to Nova 

 Scotia, mostly in Canada and Alaska, further 

 south in the Rocky Mountains. 



Habitat. — Forests, particularly along water- 

 courses, with a preference for areas supporting 

 willows; also extends into tundra areas, as at 

 mouth of Colville River, Point Lay, Kotzebue, and 

 Cape Wales. 



Race in Alaska. — The Alaska moose all belong 

 to the race gigai- (type locality: north side of 

 Tustumena Lake, Kenai Peninsula) . 



Transplants. — In 1958, 15 calves from the 

 Anchorage area were released at Berner's Bay, 

 north of Juneau; 6 more were successfully trans- 

 planted to the same area in 1960. 





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