People noticed back in the 70s or so that maybe one or two moose were straggling back into the Adirondacks.
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Adirondacks
Synonyms for "adirondacks" (3 found)
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adirondack massif
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adirondack mountains
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adirondack region
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WCS ecologist Glennon says the current theory is that the moose resurgence was facilitated by the laws protecting the preserve, and several corridors of protected land linking the Adirondacks to Maine, Vermont and Canada, which provide safe travel routes for the animals.
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By the 1860s, moose in New York were virtually wiped out. Dave Gross, curator of The Wild Center at the Natural History Museum of the Adirondacks, says for over a century, there were no sightings of the huge creatures but that changed in the 1970s.
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Moose are not the only animals to benefit from these protected lands; bald eagles, river otters, and ravens, along with more than a dozen other animals, have been returning to the Adirondacks over the last few decades. That's drawn a lot of attention from wildlife conservationists the world over.
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