Moose are built for the snow, unless of course the snow is 5 feet deep then even the largest moose have a hard time navigating their way through the snow covered woods. Such is the case in Alaska where record snowfall this year has caused moose to abandon the woods where the snow drifts tower and seek refuge on road, highways and railroad tracks. This temporary escape from the deep snow only puts them in danger of being struck by cars and trains as these 1400 pound behemoth are dangerous to both man and beast when they come onto the road. Unfortunately, winter is far from over in Alaska so as the snow piles up so will the moose who will have been killed due to starvation and collision with cars and trains, this is even more dangerous as with an increase of moose and car collision increases so increases the chance of human lives being lost as well.
One of my favorite show growing up was the insanely funny cartoon show “Ren and Stimpy” a slightly odd cartoon show that ran on Nickelodeon in the 90′s. One of the hilarious bits that was on this extremely funny and slightly crude show was a mock add for a board game called “Don’t wiz on the electric fence”.
This moose that gets a shock from a electric fence when it tries it get into a residents vegetable garden doesn’t have anything to do with “Ren and Stimpy“, but it made me think of it when I watched this bull get a little shock. Enjoy.
It has to be quite a sight to see when you get up in the morning to find a moose not only on your roof, but also that he has found a way to fall through it. Judging from the picture it looks like this is a lot more uncomfortable for the moose then the home owner, that is of course unless the home owner also fell through the same roof in rescuing thin young moose.
Only in Alaska would a 11oo pound moose make it’s way into a hospital. I love moose and I love Alaska however, I can’t imagine that Hospital staff at this Alaskan hospital, loved it too much when Bullwinkle decided to pay a visit. I would hope for the moose that she came during visiting hours.
