Alaskan moose are really big. Our Alaska/Yukon moose subspecies (Alces alces gigas) is the largest living deer in the world, with bulls capable of growing to weigh almost a ton, almost twice the weight of the nearby Western moose (Alces alces andersoni) and the lower 48’s Shiras moose (Alces alces shirasi.)
Even so, moose are usually not too much trouble for us humans who live in their environment. That’s why it’s a matter of some concern that moose attacks on humans are on the uptick. Two such incidents happened recently not far from our little stretch of the Susitna Valley, one in Houston and one in Willow.
Houston:
A man was injured in an encounter with a moose at his home in Houston late Wednesday, Alaska State Troopers say.
The man was trampled by the animal after his dogs started barking and he went outside to check on them just before midnight, troopers said Thursday. He…
