Minn. DNR seeks 'concern' status for moose
The Associated Press - ST. PAUL, Minn.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is proposing to list the state's iconic moose as a "species of concern," the lowest initial designation on a list of animals and plants seen as at risk of disappearing from the state.
The designation wouldn't limit hunting of the animal, which is currently allowed, the Duluth News Tribune ( http://bit.ly/SNWyVh) reported.
"It doesn't do anything for the species legally. But it means they (DNR) are paying attention to what's going on. It's an official heads-up that something is wrong, even if they aren't endangered yet," said Ron Moen, a wildlife biologist studying moose at the Natural Resources Research Institute of the University of Minnesota Duluth.
To limit or ban hunting of moose, the species would have to move up the list to threatened or endangered status ...
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