What types of moose surveys are being done? Why?
Determining how many moose are in mainland Nova Scotia is instrumental in determining how to focus recovery efforts. In the past aerial surveys looking for moose and ground surveys looking for moose scat and tracks have been used. Department of Natural Resources in conjunction with university researchers are in the process of developing a new technique combining both methods to increase the accuracy of the count. Surveys in the recent past, together with observation reports by the public, have assisted in estimating the population to be between 500 and 1,000 animals.
