With Warmer Winters, Ticks Devastating New Hampshire Moose Population

1-MooseWith Warmer Winters, Ticks Devastating New Hampshire Moose Population

It’s only a few weeks until the end of summer, a terrible time to be a moose in the New Hampshire wild. Tens of millions of winter ticks are preparing to hatch next month from eggs hidden in thick brush. They will wait there to hitch a ride on a moose and suck its blood until the end of May. They can send a moose to its death, with up to 150,000 dining on every calf, cow and bull in certain parts of the Granite State, wildlife biologists estimate. Read more.