CU Boulder study proves moose are native to Colorado, overturning decades of official belief

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A University of Colorado Boulder study has found evidence that moose are native to Colorado, directly contradicting decades of belief by government officials and wildlife experts that moose were only historically transient in the state. The research, led by anthropology professor William Taylor, analyzed newspaper articles, databases, museum collections, photos, journals, and Native traditions to prove that moose have been established in Colorado since historic records began. This overturns the long-standing classification by Colorado Parks and Wildlife and the National Park Service, which had maintained that moose did not have a stable breeding population before their reintroduction in the late 1970s.

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