While it may not be surprising that the risks of moose-vehicle collision are highest in the dark winter months, a new study puts some numbers to those risks. (via AlaskaBeacon)
A moose standing by the road in a West Anchorage neighborhood is silhouetted against the sky at sunset on April 27. A newly published study found that collisions with moose were more frequent in the few evening hours after sunset than in the dark morning hours before sunrise. in the state, though many go unreported, according to Alaska Department of Fish and Game estimates.
The factors that are most likely to produce moose-vehicle collisions, the study found, are evening darkness, winter and snow adjacent to the road that is less than 120 centimeters deep, or about 4 feet deep. To Cunningham, it is likely a people thing. Typically, vehicle traffic is heavier in the evening than in the morning, he said.
The study used data from 113 GPS-collared moose in five study areas in Alaska and Canada’s Yukon Territory and the provinces of British Columbia and Alberta. That data was collected over several years, from 2001 to 2013; in Alaska, the tracking data came from collared moose in the upper Koyukuk region.
Moose are moving away from areas that are getting deep snow, “and that gets them into trouble,” Joly said.
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