National Geographic: Its hard to miss a moose.
Moose weigh in at up to 1,800 pounds with antlers that can span 6.5 feet across, yet its harder to spot one in North America these days. From British Columbia to New Hampshire, moose populations are in decline and, the New York Times reports, climate change widely figures into speculation about a culprit. From shorter winters increasing the numbers of moose parasites like winter ticks, to warmer winters exposing these cold-weather animals to potentially fatal heat stress,...