Recent comments in /f/Washington

GuardianSock t1_izhtidh wrote

What a weird question. Maine has a wild moose population of 70,000 while Washington’s is 5,000. Maine is an hour north of Boston. Why would you possibly be trying to see a wild moose in Washington when you have 14x the opportunity to see one within hours of you? New Hampshire and Vermont each nearly match Washington’s numbers in much smaller states.

If you want a better opportunity than Maine, go to Alaska?

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WashingtonPass OP t1_izhoy9s wrote

https://www.king5.com/article/life/animals/first-recorded-moose-sighting-mount-rainier-national-park/281-b0f5ea04-a05d-4760-bff4-fd0e4e762c00

This is where the photo I posted came from, and has more details. A moose was recorded crossing I90 at Snoqualmie Pass in August, possibly the same one?

https://conservationnw.org/our-work/habitat/i-90/

Here is more detail and some history about the wildlife crossings.

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