Moose facts of Newfoundland:
1 in 5 moose calves are eaten by bears in Newfoundland
Adult moose eat 300 pounds of vegetation week
Moose have 4 chambered stomachs
40 thousand calves are born in Newfoundland in the spring
Moose can swim
Approximately 8 thousand calves are killed by black bears in Newfoundland that’s 20% of calves
Cow moose are defensive of there calves
Adult moose can run 35 miles a hour
In Newfoundland black bear are the biggest natural predator humans are the only other one
Most bear kill moose calves in the first 2 weeks of being born
Black bear can run at 33 feet per second
When a bear attacks a calf it usually breaks its neck or crushes it’s skull
After a bear kills a calf moose it will bring it into a secluded area
Black bears have a unique way of killing moose through tunnels to get close and surprise kill there prey
Bears can bring down adult moose
Bull moose rarely use there antlers as weapons it’s more to show off to cow moose
Moose can get to 1800 pounds
Bull moose can mate with multiple cows
85% of cows are bred by bull moose in the first heat
The moose was introduced in Newfoundland in 1904
The first ever person to shoot a Newfoundland moose thought he shot the “devil”
Over 1 million moose have been shot in Newfoundland since 1904 and it’s still the highest moose population per square kilometre
Moose are herbivores
The moose hunt gets over 100 million into the economy
The hunter who shot the first moose in Newfoundland was caribou hunting