An Upper Peninsula moose photographed in 2021 shows significant hair loss and a heavy load of winter ticks. (Michigan Department of Natural Resources)

A collared cow moose nurses her calf in the western Upper Peninsula. This photo, captured using high-powered zoom from a drone flying more than 300 feet above, offers a rare, hands-off glimpse into the first days of a calf’s life —an important stage researchers are now able to study more closely thanks to GPS and drone technology. (Michigan Department of Natural Resources)

An Upper Peninsula moose photographed in 2021 shows significant hair loss and a heavy load of winter ticks. (Michigan Department of Natural Resources)

LANSING – After the great “moose lifts” in the 1980s, researchers were confident Michigan’s moose population would cont

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