A vast laboratory

A bull moose forages for food in Kenai National Wildlife
Refuge, where wildlife biologists at the Kenai Moose Research
Center study moose ecology, including nutrition, reproductive
biology, and the genetics of antler development. Given
a choice, hunters choose animals with the largest antlers,
says biologist Kris Hundertmark, so we have crafted hunting
regulations that allow them to live long enough to mate, and contribute
positively to the gene pool.
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