 GREATER YELLOWSTONE COALITION
People protecting the lands, waters, and wildlife of
the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, now and for future generations. |
 Annual Meeting Registration Now Open Join us Sept. 24 in Jackson for GYC's 27th Annual Meeting! GYC Online POLL
Do you support thinning forests near communities to reduce wildfire risk?
 Moose
The surly moose is perhaps the one creature negatively affected by the 1988 Yellowstone fires, which burned about one-third of the park. Unlike most animals, the largest member of the deer family (ungulates) migrates to high country in the winter, where fir and pine boughs collect snow and enable them to move easier. The loss of those trees dramatically reduced their habitat. This reclusive animal can frequently be seen gnawing on willows in marshes.
Best viewing: Jackson Lake Lodge, east Lamar Valley, Willow Park in Yellowstone, Jackson, south of Canyon. Photo credit: Tom Murphy |