Saturday, March 19, 2022

I Suspect Winter Ticks - Massachusetts Moose

 

Bushwhacking Central Massachusetts over the winter was very promising with locating new locations to camera trap. This morning checking SD cards in one of these new locations revealed something of concern. Pictured above is a video grab with three moose. The cow on the left has a calf with her and there is a partial pic of a third moose on the right. I suspect the bald spots on the two adult moose are winter ticks. I know Maine is challenged with the decline of their moose population due to winter ticks. I sure hope this isn't a start in Massachusetts.

 

Jim 


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