25-02-2017 01:49 via alaskapublic.org

Fish and Game experiments with new moose counting method

(Photo via U.S. Fish and Wildlife)Alaska’s Department of Fish and Game is trying out a new way to count moose within Anchorage city limits.
Dave Saalfeld is a research biologist, and will be coordinating teams across Anchorage this Sunday and Monday as citizens tell them where they’re seeing moose.
“We’re testing this technique out,” Saalfeld said. “This is what we call a pilot study, so we’re working all the kinks this year.”
In most of the state,
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