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Moose Cow, Yukon Territory, Canada

The Yukon Territory can make you feel like you've walked into an episode of Northern Exposure. One spring, the moose cow pictured here dropped two calves about 30' downriver from this spot. With increasingly warmer winter temperatures in the Yukon, the moose have largely stayed on higher ground to avoid predators which include wolves and humans. Remaining at higher altitude for much of the year may enable their herd numbers to increase, which would be a very good thing.

©2007 by Jennifer Hawks