On one thing, everyone involved with a Thursday moose-snatching in Anchorage agrees: Two orphan calves now housed at the Alaska Zoo are very cute and oh-so-cuddly.
Police intercept pickup carrying moose calves
Police interrupted a moose getaway along the Glenn Highway on Thursday afternoon when they pulled over a pickup after motorists reported there were two calves stashed in its bed.
Rescued baby moose gets break of its life
A newborn moose is headed for the Midwest later this summer after a harrowing introduction to life that included being separated from its mother Wednesday, chased by dogs and rescued by a Big Lake family.
Potlatch moose hunting draws state's eye
Since January, a dozen people have walked out of the state Department of Fish and Game's Palmer offices with permission to kill a cow moose out of season in places like Point MacKenzie or along the Matanuska River. That's as many of the ceremonial hunts as state biologist Tony Kavalok approved all of last year.
Controlled burn considered to increase moose forage
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is considering a controlled burn in Interior Alaska to find out if fire can rejuvenate winter moose habitat.
More security after moose death
Security was beefed up at Colony Middle School in Palmer on Friday because of threats swirling around a couple of students who harassed a moose that later died.
Moose death at Valley school prompts criticism, questions
Though no one knows what killed a yearling moose found dead outside Colony Middle School on Monday, two students stand accused of contributing to its death by taunting it during a physical education class, according to troopers and school officials.
Policeman hurt when patrol car strikes moose
An Anchorage police officer ending his shift this morning hit and killed a moose that ran in front of his vehicle and smashed through the windshield. The officer received stitches for a cut in his head.
Nonprofit is trying to keep moose off roads
FAIRBANKS -- Crosswalks similar to those used in school zones, complete with flashing lights and a warning that a moose is crossing the road.
Powerline Pass famous for viewing moose
High above Alaska's largest city, fall has sparked an annual mating congregation of majestic bull moose. Thousand-pound animals sporting antlers as wide as a man is tall, they gather along Campbell Creek to joust for mates.
Biologists remove bear's buried dinner
Jennifer McLendon, who moved to Alaska from Texas two months ago, looked out the window to a sight most lifelong Alaskans haven't seen: a brown bear mauling a moose calf 30 yards away.
'Moose whisperer' earns biologist's scorn
The latest urban man-beast encounter this summer has state wildlife biologist Rick Sinnott saying the obvious: Don't pet the Big Wild Life. Don't befriend wild moose.
Alaskans find takers for dead moose online
When a 300-pound yearling moose stumbled into Calvin Hay's Hillside yard and died this month, he called the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, expecting the carcass would get hauled away.
Moose problems feared along Elmore Road
As Anchorage speeds into the season when the moose start to drop their calves and the bears go on the prowl, the roadway that was to have been a model of how the city could design for wildlife is shaping up as anything but.
Wildlife officials want moose to stop eating pizza. And the lo mein, steak and Thanksgiving turkeys. The moose of the city are increasingly rummaging through trash across the Bowl to find meals. To help stop this, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game is seeking an increased fine for residents whose improperly stored trash attracts animals.
Weep, Anchorage;
Buzzwinkle is no more
The downtown moose with an affinity for fermented crab apples and Christmas lights is dead.
Moose rescued from Chilkat the cowboy way
The Department of Fish and Game doesn't recommend it, but six Haines men used rope and a little ingenuity to hoist a pregnant cow moose from a hole in the ice on the Chilkat River as a strong current was threatening to pull her under.
Downtown Anchorage's moose, now sober and fresh off a shoot for a national TV spot, was spotted Thursday near Ship Creek with an injury that appeared to be the result of being hit by a vehicle, according to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.
Couple convicted for moose herding
Two Aleknagik residents accused of killing a moose by herding it across a frozen lake toward open water pleaded no contest this week to charges of illegally harassing, herding and driving big game.
Falling moose nearly takes out trooper
Howard Peterson, a trooper based in Girdwood, was cruising the Seward Highway the night of Feb. 2 a couple miles north of McHugh Creek when something big and black fell from the sky, landing about 20 feet from his car.
Dog's quick action deters moose
It was dark, but the glow of Julie Closuit's flashlight was bright enough and the moose was close enough that she could see it lay its ears back before it charged.
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Dozens of people were treated to the sight of two brown bears rooting around in the mud flats of Turnagain Arm.
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Whitewater kayakers and others gathered on the Kenai Peninsula for Sixmile Fest.
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Grizzly, black, and even polar bear photos from our readers.
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Show off your mighty haul and check out other fishermen's "Nice Catches"
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Two baby moose and their mother show up at an Anchorage resident's backyard to hang out for a bit.
SLIDESHOW
USDA wildlife specialist Marc Pratt fires noisemakers over Lake Hood to chase away waterfowl and other birds.
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Check out cabins from around the state and post a photo of yours.
Julia O'malley: At the cabin, pleasure doesn't come from perfection
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The sun's out, the snow's gone, and the bears are showing up around town. Check out photos and post your sightings.
Tipsy moose beginning to look a lot like Christmas
Chugach State Park moose hunt meant to reduce city population
Former Alaska woman takes in Idaho moose orphans
Moose collision is deadly for Maui man
Wildlife group's moose-moving plan denied
Moose calf's retrieval and death revive dispute
Vehicles killed more than 650 moose last year
Driveway becomes grizzly's kill zone
A moose's mood can be fickle, so run like the dickens
The smart moose now know to look both ways
Human food creates 1 cranky, then dead, moose
Deep snow drives moose to Anchorage streets
Moose movement studied for safety
'Abandoned' moose calves best left for mother, or nature
Cyanide suspected in death of moose
Prisoners harvest moose killed by trains
More moose on the road to destruction
Students get field experience with moose
Moose struck by trains to become food for needy
Experimental Hillside moose hunt wraps up
Trapped moose baffles would-be rescuers
Stuck moose takes rescue in stride
Special Hillside moose hunt triggers mixed emotions
Watch moose in rut with caution
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