| 08:00 - 08:10 | Opening of the 9th International Moose Symposium
Organizing Committee |
| 08:10 - 08:30 | Welcome to Östersund, Sweden
Susanna Löfgren, County Director, County Administrative Board |
Physiology, Diseases and Genetics
Moderator: Jonas Malmsten |
| 08:30 - 09:10 | Moose and Winter Ticks in the Northeastern US - A 50 Year Itch…
Pete Pekins, USA |
| 09:10 - 09:25 | 77 Years of Moose Disease Surveillance at the Swedish Veterinary Agency
Karin Olofsson-Sannö (presenter), Sweden |
| 09:25 - 09:40 | Survey of Pathogens Associated with the Respiratory System of Moose (Alces alces) Population in Poland
Katarzyna Filip-Hutsch, Poland |
| 09:40 - 10:10 | Coffee Break |
| 10:10 - 10:25 | Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in the Nordic Forests – Is That a Problem?
Bjørnar Ytrehus (Presenter), Norway |
| 10:25 - 10:40 | The Impact of Winter Tick on Moose in Maine and Testing Possible Solutions
Lee Kantar, USA |
| 10:40 - 10:55 | Trampe the Moose Calf - Causes of Disease and Death in Moose Calves in Norway
Bjørnar Ytrehus, Norway |
| 10:55 - 11:10 | The Development of a Serological Assay for the Detection of Antibodies Against the Arterial Worm (Elaeophora schneideri) in Moose (Alces alces)
Jessie Richards, USA |
| 11:10 - 11:20 | Short Break |
| 11:20 - 11:35 | Serological Testing of Parelaphostrongylus tenuis in Moose (Alces alces) from the United States
Richard Gerhold, USA |
| 11:35 - 11:50 | Parasite and Pathogen Monitoring to Inform and Improve Management of Wild Norwegian Moose
Jaelle C. Brealey, Norway |
| 11:50 - 12:05 | Monitoring of Genetic Diversity in Moose with New Indicators
Linda Laikre, Sweden |
| 12:05 - 13:00 | Lunch |
Diet and Habitat Choice, Food Availability and Climate Impact
Moderator: Märtha Wallgren |
| 13:00 - 13:40 | Diet, Nutrition and Fitness of Scandinavian Moose in a Changing Climate
Annika M. Felton, Sweden |
| 13:40 - 13:55 | Long-Term Decline in Norwegian Moose Calf Weights
Alina L. Evans, Norway |
| 13:55 - 14:10 | Impact of Large Environmental Changes on Eurasian Moose Population Since the Late Pleistocene
Magdalena Niedzialkowska, Poland |
| 14:10 - 14:25 | Hot Moose Summer: Behavioral Response of Wild Moose to Ambient Temperature and Heat Stress in Minnesota Summers
Michelle Carstensen, USA |
| 14:25 - 14:55 | Coffee Break |
| 14:55 - 15:10 | Habitat Selection of Moose at the Southwestern Edge of Their European Range
Tomasz Borowik, Poland |
| 15:10 - 15:25 | Influence of Landscape Composition and Structure on Habitat Selection of a Large Herbivore in Managed Forests Along a Latitudinal Gradient
Desirée Guidobaldi Stenbacka, Sweden |
| 15:25 - 15:40 | Calving Timing and Space Use by Moose in Eeyou Istchee, Northern Quebec, Canada
Mikaela Borgeaud LeBlanc, Canada |
| 15:40 - 15:45 | Flash Talk: Seasonal Variation in Moose Habitat Selection in a Northern Ontario Population
Alexander Hamish Bezzina, Canada |
| 15:45 - 15:50 | Flash Talk: Winter Browsing by Moose (Alces alces) in a Forested Mountainous Landscape of West–Central Sweden
Ella J. Hambeson, Sweden |
| 15:50 - 15:55 | Flash Talk: Impacts of Forest Management Decisions on Ericaceous Shrub Forage Availability for Moose
Adam Felton, Sweden |
| 16:55 - 16:15 | Break |
Interactions - Predators, Other Ungulates and Traffic
Moderator: Barbara Zimmermann |
| 16:15 - 16:55 | Direct and Indirect Effects on Moose of Wolf Return to Scandinavia
Håkan Sand, Sweden |
| 16:55 - 17:10 | Moose Harvest in Relation to Wolf Territory Density – Changes Over Time
Camilla Wikenros, Sweden |
| 17:10 - 17:20 | Short Break |
| 17:20 - 17:35 | Hiding Among Your Competitors: Predator Preference as a Prey Shield
Brendan Carswell, Canada |
| 17:35 - 17:50 | Re-evaluating the Role of Density Dependence in Limiting Population Growth of Moose
Brent A. Patterson, Canada |
| 17:50 - 18:05 | Using Biologging Technology to Study Moose Behavioral Responses to and Energetic Consequences of Human Disturbance
Theresa M. Kirchner, Norway |
| 19:30 - 21:00 |
Dinner
- Book presentation
Moose and People in Sweden during 8 000 years
Kjell Danell, Sweden
The Mongolian Moose, it's survival and future
Merrilyn Boorman, England
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| 21.00 - 21:30 | Film 2nd Floor: Expedition in Mongolia about the Manchurian Moose
Merrilyn Boorman, England |
| 08:00 - 08:05 | Morning Recap
Organizing Committee |
Continued... Interactions - Predators, Other Ungulates and Traffic
Moderator: Jonas Kindberg |
| 08:05 - 08:20 | The Role of Experience – Can a Calf Loss Induce Learning Effects in Female Moose?
Wiebke Neumann, Sweden |
| 08:20 - 08:35 | Should I Stay or Should I Go? Moose Behavioural Responses to Hunting Risk and Hunting Dogs
Giorgia Ausilio, Sweden |
| 08:35 - 08:50 | High-Tech Herbivore: Unlocking Moose Nutrition with DNA, Cameras, and Chemistry
Robert Spitzer, Sweden |
| 08:50 - 08:55 | Flash Talk: Multispecies Interactions in Ljusdal Sweden: Part I Moose
Fredrik Stenbacka (presenter), Sweden |
| 08:55 - 09:00 | Flash Talk: Multispecies Interactions in Ljusdal Sweden: Part II Brown Bears and Wolves
Aimee Tallian, Norway |
| 09:00 - 09:05 | Flash Talk: Variation in Wolf Predation on Moose in Ontario: Insight into Predatory Limitations on Moose Populations
Dani Freund, Canada |
| 09:05 - 09:10 | Flash Talk: Strategic Use of Camera Traps and AI for Improved Moose Management in Sweden
Lars Hillström, Sweden |
| 09:10 - 09:15 | Flash Talk: Temporal Patterns of Moose-Train Collisions in Three Countries – Similarities and Differences
Karolina D. Jasinska, Poland |
| 09:15 - 09:20 | Flash Talk: Predicting the Activity of Moose (Alces alces) at Roadside Mineral Licks (RMLs) in North-Central British Columbia, Canada: Implications for Moose-Vehicle Collisions
Beatrice Penco, Italy |
| 09:20 - 09:50 | Coffee Break |
Moose and Forestry
Moderator: Fredrik Widemo |
| 09:50 - 10:30 | Towards Understanding the Impacts of Industrial Forestry on Moose: A Review and Synthesis
Roy V. Rea, Canada |
| 10:30 - 10:45 | Investigating the Interaction Between Herbivory and Winter Conditions on Forest Succession
Marguerite Morissette, Canada |
| 10:45 - 11:00 | Seventy-Five Years of Browsing by Moose: Lessons in Forestry from a Model Herbivore
Christer Kalén, Sweden |
| 11:00 - 11:10 | Short Break |
| 11:10 - 11:25 | The Effects of Moose- and Pine Density on Browsing Damages in Sweden
Oskar Franklin, Austria |
| 11:25 - 11:40 | Moose Browsing Effects on Volume Production in Scots Pine
Märtha Wallgren, Sweden |
| 11:40 - 11:55 | Modelling the Factors Influencing Moose Damage in Forest Tree Seedlings at Several Scales
Ari Nikula, Finland |
| 11:55 - 13:00 | Lunch |
| 13:00 - 22:00 |
Field Excursion
- Group 1. 1 pm. Buss outside hotel
- Group 2. 1.15 pm. Boat departure from dock
- Return to Jamtli museum around 6pm
- Joik, a traditional Sámi chant or song
- Kulning, a traditional Scandinavian herding call
- Sámi inspired dinner (chef: Elaine Häävi)
- Welcome to Östersund (Magnus Rönnerfjäll, representing Municipality)
- Bar will be open
- ~10pm Walking back to the hotel (15-20 min) in the nordic light
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| 08:00 - 08:05 | Morning Recap
Organizing Committee |
Continued...Moose and Forestry
Moderator: Bill Faber |
| 08:05 - 08:20 | Shrubs, Moose, and Forest Overstory: Understanding the Effects of Stand Characteristics on Essential Forage from Ericaceous Shrubs
Laura Juvany, Sweden |
| 08:20 - 08:25 | Flash Talk: Mapping Cervid Forage in Sweden Using Remote Sensing and National Forest Inventory Data
Lukas Graf, Sweden |
Governance, Attitudes, Management and Monitoring
Moderator: Wiebke Neumann |
| 08:25 - 09:05 | The Increasing Complexity of Moose Population Management Goals in Finland
Vesa Ruusila, Finland |
| 09:05 - 09:20 | The Global Status and Management of Moose
Dave W. Kramer, USA |
| 09:20 - 09:35 | Indigenous-led Initiatives and Collaboration on Moose in Wuskwi Sipihk First Nation Ancestral Land
Merick Young, Canada |
| 09:35 - 10:05 | Coffee Break |
| 10:05 - 10:20 | Counteracting Management of a Transboundary Moose Population in Scandinavia
Barbara Zimmerman, Norway |
| 10:20 - 10:35 | Enhancing Moose Acceptance Through Improved Forage Availability
Mikael Wikström, Finland |
| 10:35 - 10:40 | Flash Talk: Can we decrease moose damage only by increasing forage? - forestry's points of views
Ari Nikula, Finland |
| 10:40 - 10:55 | A Retrospective Assessment of Moose Management in Ontario: 40 Years of Selective Harvest
Alan Bisset, Canada |
| 10:55 - 11:10 | Assessing Drivers of 20 Years of Population Decline in Ontario’s Moose
Joseph M. Northrup, Canada |
| 11:10 - 11:20 | Break |
Continued...Governance, Attitudes, Management and Monitoring
Moderator: Håkan Sand |
| 11:20 - 11:35 | Current Status, Research, and Monitoring of Moose in Minnesota, USA
Morgan Swingen, USA |
| 11:35 - 11:40 | Flash Talk: Latvian Moose Population - Facing the Unknown
Gundega Done, Latvia |
| 11:40 - 11:45 | Flash Talk: Assessing Moose Populations in Nunatsiavut: Aerial Surveys and Inuit Knowledge in Co-management Decision-making
Frank Phillips (presenter), Canada |
| 11:45 - 12:00 | Finding Our Niche: An Overview of Moose Management on Penobscot Nation Tribal Lands
Benjamin Simpson, USA |
| 12:00 - 12:15 | Counting Moose from the Ground and Air: How Do They Compare?
Alexej P.K. Siren, USA |
| 12:15 - 13:15 | Lunch |
| 13:15 - 13:30 | Keeping an Eye on the Moose Population: A Comparative Survey Approach to Assess Hunter Observations as a Monitoring Tool for Ungulate Populations
Laura Saggiomo, Sweden |
| 13:30 - 13:45 | Using Statistical Population Reconstruction to Fill Temporal Gaps in Aerial Survey Estimates of Moose Abundance and Demographics
Sergey S. Berg, USA |
| 13:45 - 14:00 | Moose Population Assessment in Finland
Jyrki Pusenius, Finland |
| 14:00 - 14:15 | Estimating Moose Recruitment in a Protected Area to Support the Quest for Ecological Integrity
Michaël Ouellet, Canada |
| 14:15 - 14:20 | Flash Talk: Efficacy of an Unoccupied Aerial System (UAS) for Large-Scale Population Monitoring of an Unmarked Ungulate Species
Lily Hall, USA |
| 14:20 - 14:25 | Flash Talk: Assessing Moose Population Demographics in New Hampshire through Camera Trap Analysis
Sarah N. Richard, USA |
| 14:25 - 14:30 | Flash Talk: Bull Moose Seasonal Distribution: Are Hunters and Biologists Seeing the Same Moose?
Forrest Rosenbower, USA |
| 14:30 - 14:35 | Flash Talk: Using Public-Sourced Photos to Track Changes in Moose Antler Size During a 20-Year Hunting Ban
Rafal Kowalczyk, Poland |
| 14:35 - 14:45 | Closure of Oral Presentations: Concluding Remarks
Göran Ericsson, Dean |
| 14:45 - 15:10 | Coffee Break |
| 16:00 - 18:00 | Posters
Aimee Tallian, Norway -Multispecies Interactions in Ljusdal Sweden: Part II Brown Bears and Wolves
Alexander H. Bezzina, Canada -Seasonal variation in moose habitat selection in a Northern Ontario population
Beatrice Penco, Italy -Predicting the activity of moose (Alces alces) at Roadside Mineral Licks (RMLs) in north-central British Columbia, Canada: Implications for Moose-Vehicle Collisions
Bruno Esattore, Sweden -What are you doing today? Hidden Markov Models give insights into moose behaviour
Carolin Berndt, Sweden -Determinants of Moose (Alces alces) Calf Weights in Sweden: Regional Patterns and Temporal Trends
Dani Freund, Canada -Variation in wolf predation on moose in Ontario: insight into predatory limitations on moose populations
Eliane Grant, Canada -A mixed-methods approach to documenting first nations wetland perceptions in eeyou istchee james bay
Ella J. Hambeson, Sweden -Winter browsing by moose (Alces alces) in a forested mountainous landscape of west–central Sweden
Forrest Rosenbower, USA -Bull Moose Seasonal Distribution: Are hunters and biologists seeing the same moose?
Frida Linder, Sweden -Spectral properties of moose dung pellet piles – first results of a pilot study aiming to detect dung piles in multispectral drone images
Gundega Done, Latvia -Latvian moose population - facing the unknown
Heather Tanner, Canada -Weaving Knowledge Systems to Co-develop an Indigenous-led Moose Monitoring Plan
Jyrki Pusenius, Finland -Factors associated with calf body mass and recruitment in Finland
Karan Mitra, Sweden -Cloud-based AI Pipeline for Moose Damage Identification and Mitigation in Swedish and Finnish Forests
Karolina D. Jasinska, Poland -Temporal patterns of moose-train collisions in three countries – similarities and differences
Karolina D. Jasinska, Poland -Global patterns of Moose-Vehicle Collisions
Katarzyna Filip-Hutsch, Poland -Massive infection of moose (Alces alces) with blood-sucking nematode Ashworthius sidemi
Lily Hall, USA -Efficacy of an Unoccupied Aerial System (UAS) for Large-Scale Population Monitoring of an Unmarked Ungulate Species
Lukas Graf, Sweden -Mapping cervid forage in Sweden using remote sensing and national forest inventory data
Mari S. Lyly, Finland -Promoting protective vests to facilitate hunting with dogs in Finnish wolf territories
Mikaela B. LeBlanc, Canada -Calving Timing and Space Use by Moose in Eeyou Istchee, Northern Quebec, Canada
Monica Engel, Canada -Assessing Moose Populations in Nunatsiavut: Aerial Surveys and Inuit Knowledge in Co-management Decision-making
Rafal Kowalczyk, Poland -Using public-sourced photos to track changes in moose antler size during a 20-year hunting ban
Ron Moen, USA -Modeling Harvest Scenarios for the Northeastern Minnesota Moose Population
Sarah N. Richard, USA -Assessing Moose Population Demographics in New Hampshire through Camera Trap Analysis
Wiebke Neumann, Sweden -Multispecies Interactions in Ljusdal Sweden: Part I Moose
Alan Bisset, Canada -Ontario's 2019 Moose Management Review: A Critique
Alan Bisset, Canada -Information Systems: Observations and Thoughts
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| 19:00 - 22:00 |
Banquet
- Best Poster Awards: Maria Persson, Wildlife Biology
- Silent Auction: Hosted by Alces
- Moose, The Universe and Everything: Steve Windels
- Live Music: Ruby Galore
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