Officials, though, say counts have stabilized around 3,700 over the past decade after falling dramatically from about 8,000 in 2009.
Concerns remain. Researchers with the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa have reported high mortality rates on moose they’ve outfitted with GPS collars and seen similar decreases in aerial surveys around Grand Portage, Minn., and Isle Royale, Mich., the DNR said.