AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE PROCESS TO PLAN MOOSE MANAGEMENT IN MINNESOTA

Authors

  • Amanda M McGraw University of Minnesota Duluth
  • Ron Moen
  • Grant Wilson
  • Andrew Edwards
  • Rolf Peterson
  • Louis Cornicelli
  • Mike Shrage
  • Lee Frelich
  • Mark Lenarz
  • Dennis Becker

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Alces alces, Minnesota, moose, Moose Advisory Committee, Moose Management Plan

Abstract

Concern over the decline of moose in Minnesota led to a Legislative Session Law mandating that the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) develop a Moose Management and Research Plan (MMP).  Prior to developing the MMP, the DNR was required to form a Moose Advisory Committee (MAC).  The MAC met 8 times in August 2008-July 2009 and  provided management and research recommendations to the DNR in a 45-page report available on the internet.  This paper details the MAC process and serves as a reference for agencies that find themselves in a similar management circumstance.  Procedural decisions, planning needs, and development of the final report are discussed herein.

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McGraw, A. M., Moen, R., Wilson, G., Edwards, A., Peterson, R., Cornicelli, L., Shrage, M., Frelich, L., Lenarz, M., & Becker, D. (2010). AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE PROCESS TO PLAN MOOSE MANAGEMENT IN MINNESOTA. Alces: A Journal Devoted to the Biology and Management of Moose, 46, 189–200. Retrieved from https://www.alcesjournal.org/index.php/alces/article/view/68

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