If you have followed me for any length of time, you know I have been looking for a moose every time we go north to Maine or Canada. You also know I have failed to see one even though I have passed at least 500 MOOSE WARNING signs. Finally we went to the one place we were guaranteed to see a moose, the Maine Wildlife Center outside Portland, Maine. Here injured wildlife of all sorts are brought to this lovely wooded refuge either to recover or to stay, depending on their conditions.
Zoos often leave me feeling a little melancholy when I think about the animals being uprooted and caged. The center, however, felt tranquil and inviting. Each animal had its own spacious enclosure equipped with appropriate landscape. The foxes could roam through deep grass and hop on rocks to look for mice. The cougars had a cave in the rocks where they retreated. The two moose had a very large enclosure though each one stayed close to the fence, not entirely resigned to their predicament.
Now that I have seen the massive bulk of a moose, I am less inclined to hope to see one on our travels. I would be glad to spot one while hiking, but it would be disastrous for both car and moose to meet on the highway.
Our Maine travel continues for several more days. I hope to post again before we return home.
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That is huge
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Beautiful! Sounds like a wonderful place to visit! I only saw a moose once in the wild and that was many years ago at Yellowstone.
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A friend said she saw one there too. They seem to be bigger than elk, which had been my only animal to compare them to.
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I’m glad you finally found him! 😀
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Now onto my next quest.
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Yes, I don’t think seeing one roadside would be fortuitous either Elizabeth! It looks the size of a tall bull! Very dangerous! Enjoy your travels 😀
Blessings,
Jennifer
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I think that is about right.
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A friend caught pictures of a moose folding himself into the kiddie pool in her yard on a hot day. You wouldn’t think they would fit, but they do!
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I was awakened one night to see two raccoons running and jumping into my daughter’s little wading pool. A moose would have scared me witless.
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Goodness, that’s some bulk
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More than I realized.
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I got to see several moose in Anchorage. Magnificent creatures.
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Were they right in the city? A friend told me she had one in her back yard once in Idaho.
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There was one moose that walked right down the street in downtown Anchorage. Hilarious.
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Too fun.
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Soooo big. I agree would not want to see while driving. But majestic in repose
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And huge!
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