Moose!

by Mr. Holm

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Did you know

O Males weigh up to 700kg (thats 1543lbs)!
O Average length is 2.8m (9ft)
O Average height is 2m (6.5ft)
O Live up to 25 years
O Are the largest member of the deer family
O Tend to be solitary animals (they like to live

alone)
O Have poor eyesight, but great hearing and sense
of smell
O Can run up to 50 km/hr
O Are great swimmers and can dive up to 5.5m!

A Nice Place To Live:

O Moose like to live in marshy wetlands where

there are dense forests and lots of lakes.

O They can travel great distances and over
almost all kinds of terrain.
O Moose can be found almost everywhere in
Canada.
O Not known to live around coastal BC or on
Vancouver Island.
O Live in Boreal Forest, edge of the Tundra,
and parts of Temperate Forest biomes.

Ecosystem Elements:
Abiotic:

Biotic:

O Water: moose love to

O Aquatic Plants: moose

swim and cool off in

lakes.
O Climate: moose dont
like to being hot and
prefer cooler climates
and forested areas.
O Rocks: moose have large
hooves and long legs
that help them easily
navigate rocky terrain.

are great swimmers and

like to dive for food.
O Trees: not only do moose
like to eat branches from
certain trees, trees also
provide shade to help
protect the moose.
O Bears: appreciate a
moose feast as they are
so big!

Mmmmm, Hungry
O Moose are herbivores

(that means they only eat

plants)
O Moose like to eat water
plants that grow in
marshes and lakes, such
as water lillies, grasses,
and weeds. They also like
to eat the roots and
underwater plants too.
O Also eat branches and
leaves off of deciduous
trees (birch, willow, etc.).
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Moose For Breakfast,

Lunch, and Dinner?
O Humans hunt moose for their

delicious and tender meat. Moose

steak is delightful.
O Bears enjoy a moose feast as moose
are large enough to make for
multiple meals.
O Wolves hunt moose as a single large
moose is able to feed lots of wolves
in the pack.
O Other predators include cougars,
wolverines, killer whales and
Siberian tigers!

Food Chains:
Sun Water Lillies Moose Gray
Wolves
Sun Birch Branches Moose Brown
Bear
Sun Underwater Plants Moose
Human

Food Web:
Sun

Beaver
s

Underwater
Plants

Ducks

Birch
Branches

Algae
Moose
Bears

Wolves
Ravens

Rainbow
Trout
Humans

Limiting Moose Populations:

O Predators: with increasing wolf populations in many parts of

North America, as their need for more food increases the

moose population will decrease as they are a primary food
source for wolves.
O Global Warming: increasing temperatures leads to less
marshy and lake covered land through Boreal forest biomes.
This will force moose populations to search for new areas to
live and damage their existing food sources.
O Pesticides and Pollutants: pesticides are sprayed on trees
and crops which could be eaten by a moose or get into the
water shed, thus affecting the plants and vegetation that a
moose eats as well. Pollutants could also make their way
into the water shed and affect vegetation the moose would
eat. Either of these could make a moose very ill and
potentially die.

Thank You!

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