3.2.3.4.3 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 182,045 acre analysis area is in regenerating seed tree harvest stands. 

 Additionally, there are approximately 1 1,557 acres of stand replacement 

 fire from the Fish Creek Complex fires, within the analysis area, and 1,051 

 acres within the project area. 



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