Why are moose more dangerous than bears in Alaska?
In Anchorage, Alaska, residents’ trash has increasingly become moose‘s treasure. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game recently reported that the moose activity of nosing through abandoned cuisine has steadily escalated in the past 15 years. March and April are the worst months because the winter food supply in the wild grows scarce and hungry moose lumber into the city in higher numbers. So what’s the harm in a little garbage grazing? Like humans, moose often turn grumpy when hungry, and if there isn’t any food around when they come looking, they’re more likely to lash out at someone. Although moose aren’t more dangerous than
