NDMNRF takes to the air to count moose in Geraldton, Armstrong and Marten Falls areas

The Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry will be conducting moose aerial inventory surveys in Wildlife Management Units 17, 18a, and 18b to help monitor moose populations across Ontario.
 
Between mid-December and February, staff will be using aircraft to look for moose and their tracks in fresh, deep snow. Survey information on the number, age, and sex of moose is used to inform moose and habitat management. 

As is the case every year, completion of surveys is dependent on appropriate weather conditions such as snow, to ensure staff can reliably detect moose tracks from aircraft. 

More information about moose management and monitoring is available at www.ontario.ca/page/moose-population-management.