Decline in Vermont

[Science & ELA]

[4th grade]

Moose Population [Late 2nd semester/Early 3rd

semester]

Decline in Vermont Moose Population 1

 Overview Search Aids:
This pathfinder will be useful for fourth grade students beginning a research project
on the declining Vermont moose population. For the past decade, the Vermont Search Terms
moose population has steadily declined and this research project will begin to
investigate any possible environmental factors that may be contributing to the  Moose, Vermont
species demise. moose, Vermont
moose population,
For an introduction to the topic, see: climate change
 Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department. (2018). Moose population study. effecting Vermont
Retrieved from http://vtfishandwildlife.com/conserve/conservation- moose population
planning/animal-inventory/mammals/moose-population-study.

Subject Headings
 Moose-Juvenile
Key Resources at a Glance literature, Moose,

 Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department. (n.d). Moose. Retrieved from Call Number(s)
http://vtfishandwildlife.com/sites/fishandwildlife/files/
documents/Get%20Involved/Hunting%20and%20Licenses%20PDFs  599.65
/Hunt/management%20plans%20and%20recommendations/Big%20Game
%20Management/_Chapter%203%20-%20Moose.pdf. Databases
In this document, the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department describes the Encyclopedia Britannica
history of moose in Vermont starting in the 1700s up to the present state of http://school.eb.com
the Vermont moose herd today.

Also included are moose management issues, goals and strategies,

moose/human conflicts, hunting opportunities, moose viewing, moose Library Catalogs
habitat, and deer-moose competition.
Glover Community School:
http://gcs.ocsu.scoolaid.net
 Mad River Valley TV. (2018, July 31). Is Vermont’s moose population in
trouble? (video file). Retrieved from Barton Academy & Graded
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbKrH2VLnF8. School:
http://destiny.lruhs.org/:
In this video, Tom Rogers of the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department BAGS has active TrueFlix and
provides a brief history of the Vermont moose population including recent FactCite digital access.
threats environmental threats to the declining population as well as current
Vermont Online Library:
species management plans. http://vtonlinelib.org/all.php

Rogers is an experienced member of the Vermont Fish and Wildlife

Department. He has extensive first-hand knowledge regarding the current
state of the Vermont moose population as well as assisting in gathering field
data for the current study.

 Dybas, C.L. (2018, March-April). Ghosts of the norther forest: A story abot
who wins and who loses in NewEnglad’s rapidly changing environment.
Yankee, 82(2), 104+. Retrieved from
http://linkgalegroup.com/apps/doc/A530467737/
GPS?u=vol_g51s&sid=GPS&xid=ce8da29d.

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 In this tender and poignant article, Dybas, shares her experience of first
encountering ghost moose. The remainder of the article shares facts
associated with the winter tick epidemic and what that currently is doing to
the New England moose population as well as implications for the future.

Reference Background
 Encyclopedia Britannica
http://school.eb.com

Additional Resources
Books
 599.65, Wrobel, S., Moose.

Websites
 Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department, http://vtfishandwildlife.com.
Organizations (local, governmental, etc.) and Special Collections
 Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department, http://vtfishandwildlife.com
802-828-1000
Multimedia Resources
 Despite Hunting Cutback, Vermont’s Moose Population Is Not
Bouncing Back (Vermont Public Radio, December 15, 2017).
http://digital.vpr.net/post/despite-hunting-cutback-vermonts-moose-
population-not-bouncing-back#stream/0
 Climate Change is Killing New England’s Moose. Can Hunter’s Save
them? (Inside Climate News, May 29, 2017).
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/24052017/climate-change-ticks-
killing-new-england-moose-hunters

Other Resources
 Fish and Game Warden, Mike Scott, 802-525-6662
 Fairbanks Museum, https://www.fairbanksmuseum.org/,
802-748-2372
 Island Pond, VT Moose Viewing Driving Tour
http://visitislandpond.com/item/moose-viewing-driving-tour/

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