Thousands of deer, moose and stags die on Norwegian roads

As many as 6,300 deer, moose and stags, equivalent to 17 a day, suffered tragic deaths on Norwegian roads last year

It’s not uncommon to drive by a dead moose or deer while travelling on Norwegian roads.
According to new figures from Statistics Norway, an average of 17 moose, deer and stags were killed daily by traffic last year, totalling as many as 6,300 animals.
5,500 animals were killed by cars and 800 by trains.

White moose spared bullets

With hunting season just around the corner, things could look bleak for the rare white moose, which became a national celebrity after it was first spotted last year. But now hunters are instructed to spare it.

The rare white moose, has been given at least one more year to live. Hunters are now being instructed from the local agency in charge of the hunt to protect it from their bullets.
The moose, named Albin, quickly became a national celebrity after it was fist spotted a year ago. And it is Albin’s celebrity status that could now save his life.

Burping moose bad for the environment

Amidst all the talk about carbon dioxide emissions and global warming comes news that Norway's national mascot may be contributing to the destruction of the environment, through burping and other bodily functions.

The country's so-called "King of the Forest" hasn't been widely viewed as having any really nasty personal habits, surely none that could be considered an environmental threat.

But now some researchers linked to Norway's technical university (NTNU) in Trondheim contend that moose are responsible for tons of gas emissions a year through their frequent burping and, well, farting.

Shoot a moose and save yourself a climate quota.......ha...ha...

A grown moose will burp and pass so much methane gas in the course of a year that it amounts to 2,100 kilos of carbon dioxide emissions.

A motorist would have to drive 13,000 kilometers in a car to emit the same.

Moose warnings ineffective

You can see them all over Norway, those ubiquitous, triangular signs warning that moose may try to cross the road. They're popular with tourists, but studies show they don't help much to reduce collisions.

Rare moose spotted

Kurt Are Boine Nikkinen was on a fishing trip, but made his biggest catch with his camera.

Around Wednesday midnight, the albino moose was out in a field, just about 100 meters from the road.

The Finnmark man had heard rumors of the white moose before and there have been sightings of the animal in the area. Nikkinen believes the moose is a youngster, about a year and a half old. A hunter himself, he said he could never shoot the white moose.

Mirrors cut moose fatalities

Small mirrors hung alongside a major highway are proving highly effective at keeping wildlife off the road and preventing accidents. Moose aren't the only animals being spared.

The use of mirrors has been so successful at eliminating collisions between animals and cars, that the national railroad agency is interested in adopting the practice to keep wildlife off train tracks.
Not a single collision involving vehicles and wildlife has been recorded in the area since the mirrors were hung.

Moose taste test road salt

Sweden's road administration wants moose opinion before deciding which road salt to switch to.

A series of studies in Sweden, Finland and Canada reveal that wildlife are drawn to roads in order to try and lick road salt. Swedish road authorities will now try to choose a salt that does not tempt animals to risk heavy traffic, as well as use a type that is more environmentally friendly.

Man battled moose- and won

A Norwegian who thought he'd be spending a quiet weekend at his cabin near Kongsvinger ended up battling an angry moose with the first weapon that came to mind - his slipper.
He was relaxing at his holiday cabin (called a hytte in Norwegian) when his uninvited visitor suddenly appeared on his property.
"The moose was furious,"he told. "Its ears were pulled back, the moose was snorting loudly and seemed to rear back on its legs."
In desperation, he took off his worn felt slipper and threw it at the moose. It hit the huge animal, known in Norway as "The King of the Forest," right in the forehead.
That was apparently enough to startle the moose, who calmed down, turned around and wandered off.
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Horny moose kills

Workers at the new Norwegian Moose Center have learned that even the most docile moose can turn murderous when his hormones take Bruse the moose apparently gored two calves to death in recent weeks.


Two small moose calves were recently found dead on Moose Center property, one last weekend and the other in the middle of the previous week. Both showed clear signs of having been gored to death.


A two-and-a-half-year-old male moose who also lives on Center property is the likely culprit

Moose eating in the wood

Moose eat up to 40 pounds (18 kg) of wood a day, enough to fill two large garbage cans.

Dramatic moose rescue ends sadly

Two 12-year-old boys out making ski tracks over the weekend ended up freeing a young moose that had gotten itself stuck in ice on a river. The stricken moose, however, failed to survive its ordeal.

The moose, believed to be a yearling, had apparently tried to cross a frozen river. The ice, however, had collapsed several places in the river, forming a sort of bobsled track that made it too difficult for the young moose to make his way up to the bank.
Exhausted, the moose had finally given up and was found lying down in the icy water that had seeped up through the ice.

Thieves felled by moose

A moose lost its life while accidentally helping police officers in the line of duty.
Police in Salten in northern Norway could thank an unlucky moose for helping them stop three men they believe were behind a major burglary.
The Medical Emergency Communication (AMK) Central reported three men needing assistance in a car that had collided with a moose. One of the men was injured and the car was no longer roadworthy. It was the three men from the burglary.
An easy job for the police this time.

Moose suffer in deep snow

Near-record amounts of snow this winter have made life more difficult than usual for Norway's large moose and deer population.
There's more than a meter of snow even in the forested areas surrounding Oslo, and that makes it especially difficult for the large animals to get around and find enough food.
Wildlife experts explain that the moose especially have relatively heavy bodies and thin legs. They sink down in the deep snow and have to use enormous amounts of energy to navigate through the drifts.
That makes them even more hungry, at a time when it's hard for them to find food. Several animals have been found dead recently, either of starvation or over-exertion.
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Drunken moose terrorizes family

A Swedish family is being plagued by a drunken moose.
It helps itself to the fallen fruit from the family's ten apple trees.
The decomposing fruit have begun to ferment, and the result is a tipsy moose. The animal eats all it can, stumbles around the yard and finally falls asleep.

Angry moose attack dogsled

Angry moose attack dogsled led by 12 huskies. The attack came just a day after another moose broke into a children's clothing store in Lillehammer.

The two incidents were the latest in a string of unusual moose behaviour in Norway. The country has a large moose population, but the huge animals are generally shy and stay away from people and populated areas.


One more moose story
Moose attacked moose statue
A family had erected a statue of a moose in their garden, but a pair of the real thing apparently didn't approve.

Anne Marie and Lars Johan Tveten heard some noise one night last week in the garden of their farm, which lies in the heart of moose terrain. "We thought it was the clothesline that had blown down.
But when the couple woke up the next morning, "two moose were staring at us just a meter-and-a-half from our bedroom window," she said. The two moose then turned their backs on the Tvetens and wandered off into the forest.

Moose collisions

Norwegian motorists hit about 3,000 four-legged creatures per year and the 'king of the forest' is the most damaging victim.

Each autumn moose stories proliferate in the Norwegian media as the hunting season begins and the animals make a variety of headlines. A typical case is the report of motorist Mona Austvik, who suddenly found her car smashed and a moose calf sprawled across her windshield.