Moose - Populations

Populations

• Canada: There are an estimated 500,000 to 1,000,000 moose with 150,000 in Newfoundland in 2007 descended from just four that were introduced in the 1900s.
• Finland: In 2009, there was a summer population of 115,000 moose.
• Norway: In 2007, there were some 120,000 moose.
• Russia: In 2008, there were approximately 730,000 moose.
• Sweden: Summer population is estimated to be 300,000–400,000 moose. Around 100,000 are shot each fall.
• United States: probably around 300,000, as follows:
  • Northeast: A wildlife ecologist estimated 50,000 in New York State and New England in 2007.
  • Upper Midwest: Michigan estimated 433 (in its Upper Peninsula) in 2011, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources 20-40 (close to its UP border with Michigan) in 2003, Minnesota 5600 in its northeast in 2010, and under 100 in its northwest in 2009; North Dakota closed, due to low moose population, one of its moose-hunting (geographic) units in 2011, and issued 162 single-kill licenses to hunters, each restricted to one of the remaining nine units.
  • Rocky Mountain states: Wyoming is said to have the largest share in its 6-state region, and its Fish and Game Commission estimated 7,692 in 2009.
  • Alaska: The state's Department of Fish and Game estimated 200,000 in 2011.