3.2.3.3.2 Moose 



Moose are the largest ungulate in North America, distributed throughout 

 Alaska, Canada, and many of the border states. In general, moose habitat 

 includes: areas of abundant high-quality winter browse; shelter areas that 

 allow access to food; isolated sites for calving; aquatic feeding areas, 

 young forest stands with deciduous shrubs and forbs for summer feeding; 

 mature forest that provides shelter from snow or heat; and mineral licks 

 (Thompson and Stewart 1998). As such, much of the project area receives 

 overall use by moose. Currently much of the private industrial land within 

 the 73,092 acre analysis area is in regenerating seed tree harvest stands. 

 There are approximately 47,140 acres of regenerating clearcuts, seed tree 

 harvests, and stand replacement fire (203 acres), from the Dirty Ike fire, 

 within the analysis area, for a total of 64.8% of the total analysis area. 



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