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Police: moose a suspect in Swedish death

Swedish police say they've cleared a man who was arrested for allegedly murdering his wife after deciding the culprit was most likely a moose.

One of the ‘Housewives’ lands behind bars

Julie's case was assigned to an old high-school classmate of Susan's, now a detective who still holds a grudge against Susan. Seems Susan dubbed her "Moose" and also stole her boyfriend, and Moose finds more in common with Katherine than Susan could have planned. When Katherine tells the detective that Susan shot her, it's all Moose needs to lock Susan up.

A glance at moose populations in selected states

Here's a look at some significant moose populations in the U.S. according to officials from wildlife agencies in those states. Experts caution that making accurate population estimates is difficult.

Warmer weather threatens moose in Minnesota

The moose calf didn't seem to want to get out of the water.

Vt.: Moose nursed by man doesn't belong at farm

For the last year, David Lawrence has cared for a young moose named Pete that he nursed back to health after it was attacked by dogs and separated from its mother.

Loose moose: Who pays for wildlife damages?

Two Utah students feel goosed by a moose on the loose. Their cars were parked on the campus of Brigham Young University in Provo when a young bull moose showed up June 4. State wildlife officials shot it with a tranquilizer gun, but before it fell, it busted through a barricade and collapsed on the cars.

A moose on the loose at upstate NY racetrack

And it's Bullwinkle by a nose — a really big nose — at Saratoga Race Course. A large moose wandered onto the grounds of the historic upstate New York racetrack where the likes of Man o' War and Secretariat have run. Police said the moose was first reported walking through the city's downtown business district shortly before 4 a.m. Monday.

Motorist: 500-pound moose 'fell out of the sky'

Police said a 500-pound moose fell 18 feet to its death when it apparently leaped a guardrail on an Interstate 95 overpass and landed on Hinckley Road. Officials learned of the incident when a motorist called the town office shortly after 8 a.m. Tuesday and told assistant town clerk Shirley Bailey that "a moose just fell out of the sky."

Alaska school punishes students for taunting moose

Eighth-graders at an Alaska school have been disciplined for taunting and frightening a moose so severely it suffered a fatal injury.

Baby moose falls through Wash. family's window

A Spokane family got an uninvited visitor when a moose calf fell through a basement window and into a bedroom.

Police blame Mich. townspeople for moose's death

An adult moose was shot and killed Monday when it became agitated after curious onlookers followed it around a Michigan town and authorities decided the animal posed a safety risk, police said.

There's plenty of moose-ing around in N.D. town

The male moose mascot of a tiny North Dakota town has a mate, and she's the city's namesake.

Falling Moose Nearly Squashes Squad Car

Alaska State Troopers see plenty of hazards, but Trooper Howard Peterson was nearly felled by a new one: falling moose. Peterson was driving Feb. 2 on the Seward Highway south of Anchorage when something big and black fell out of the sky about 20 feet in front of his patrol car. "Falling rock!" he thought, ready to steer clear if it bounced onto the highway.

Huge Wooden Moose Planned in Sweden

Tourists in the northern reaches of Sweden are often hunting for a moose to eat, but one area will soon welcome them to eat inside a moose. A giant, wooden moose.

Confused Moose Thinks He's a Cow

When Beverly and Ernie Fischer gathered up their cattle this fall in Morton County, they rounded up a little more than they expected. We were moving some cattle, and we got a moose," Ernie Fischer said. "He thinks he is a cow," said his wife.

Alaska Moose Brings Down Helicopter

A helicopter is not necessarily a match for an angry moose. Instead of lying down after being shot with a tranquilizer dart, a moose charged a hovering helicopter used by a wildlife biologist, damaging the aircraft's tail rotor and forcing it to the ground.

'Bullwinkle Is Going to Stomp Somebody'

Stop chasing the moose. That's the message police in this north Idaho city are trying to convey to residents and visitors. During the past few weeks, the Sandpoint Police Department has received dozens of phone calls each day reporting moose inside city limits — and of area residents chasing after them, Police Chief Mark Lockwood said.

Snow Complicates Life for Alaska's Moose

Deep mountain snow usually drives moose to seek lower ground in Anchorage, but the snow piling up in town this winter is a bit much even for the stilt-legged animals. So they're going where they'd rather not, choosing major roads, plowed sidewalks and groomed trails to sidestep the vast cushion of snow in neighborhoods and greenbelts left during a remarkably temperamental month in Alaska's largest city.

Bus Hits Ditch As Riders Photograph Moose

A bus carrying 40 elderly French tourists toppled into a ditch by a motorway in central Norway on Tuesday after passengers demanded the driver get closer to a moose grazing by the roadside so they could take snapshots, police said.

Norwegian Town Offers Moose Adoptions

A small Norwegian town was quickly running out of moose Thursday after offering to name each animal after its sponsor in a research project.

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Moose is a Suspect in Swedish Death
Source: gmanews.tv

STOCKHOLM – Swedish police say they've cleared a man who was arrested for allegedly murdering his wife after deciding the culprit was most likely a moose.

Police consider death by elk in murder case
Source: thelocal.se

A former murder investigation has been reviewed by police who now suspect a 63-year-old woman found dead in Småland, southern Sweden, last year was killed by an elk. The woman's body was found by a lake close to the village of Loftahammar in September 2008.

Moose the first victim of new, armed border guard policy - The Globe and Mail
Source: The Globe and Mail

Canada's newly armed border guards have claimed their first victim: a hapless moose. The creature was felled by the duty sidearm of a border officer in late August, newly disclosed documents show.

Cause of Brain Infection In Western Deer, Moose & Elk Found
Source: The New York Times

The spread of a fatal brain infection in deer, elk and moose in the West is spread in the feces of infected animals long before they become ill, according to a study published online Wednesday by the journal Nature.

Man rescues baby moose, state of Vermont says it must die
Source: WSB

David Lawrence rescued a baby moose after a dog attack, nursed the animal back to health and found a 600 acre farm for the moose to live on, but state wildlife officials point out that it is illegal to keep a wild animal and demand the animal be killed.

Palin elephant hunt - cartoon
Source: img.timeinc.net

Got em all!

It is not a crime to ride swimming moose

According to Finnish police, it is not a crime to ride on swimming moose. On the other hand, it may be possible, that moose has been scared. But police does not know, how to interview the moose, which has disappeared in the forest. Watch the moose riding video here.

Sarah Palin Confounds Liberals- But They Can't Help Loving to Hate Her

With predictability approaching almost absolute certainty, Sarah Palin once again has stopped the Liberal Media and its gaggle of foppish babbling fools like clueless deer in the headlights of history.

Mountie injured avoiding moose on Conception Bay highway
Source: CBC

Canada is a Country of too many moose.

Motorist: 500-pound moose 'fell out of the sky' - EarthLink - Top News
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Police said a 500-pound moose fell 18 feet to its death when it apparently leaped a guardrail on Interstate 95 and landed on Hinckley Road. Officials learned of the incident when a motorist called the town office shortly after 8 a.m.

Students punished for taunting moose in Alaska
Source: USA Today

Eighth-graders at an Alaska school have been disciplined for taunting and frightening a moose so severely it suffered a fatal injury.

The Internet and Jefferson's Moose
Source:

How Jefferson would view the internet.

Palin takes on Ashley Judd's 'extreme fringe group'
Source: CNN

Alaska governor Sarah Palin's support for aerial wolf-hunting has sparked a heated cross-country war of words between the governor and an environmental ad campaign fronted by the actress Ashley Judd, with Palin calling the organization funding the ads an "extreme fringe group …

Sarah Palin Post Election Interview With Video
Source: Big Hollywood Blog

Due to what many have described as intensely cynical Major Media Manipulation, Sarah Palin's image is either that of a welcome and breathtakingly new example of a stalwart, strong, intelligent, self-made success as a woman and political figure, or a daffy, weak eyed sloganeering  …

Sarah Palin, Betrayer, Exploiter, Dingbat or Just CRAZY?

Seems like Good Ol' Sarah Palin is not going to be satisfied until she has a job somewhere in Washington.

The Palin Talking Point Generator.
Source: mudflats.wordpress.com

At the Alaska State Fair, and other craft shows around town, I've seen a little device that makes me smile and think, "Only in Alaska." It's the carved wooden likeness of a moose. The hollow moose body can be filled with jelly beans.

Ron Howard's Call To Action from Ron Howard and Henry Winkler
Source: funnyordie.com

Ron Howard wants to talk about the election. So does Andy Griffith and Henry Winkler.

Permit for moose is the first long shot - The Boston Globe
Source: The Boston Globe

Some people sit on the edges of their armchairs, eyes glued to the television, hoping for the day their lottery number flashes on the screen.Others reserve such excitement for the yearly opportunity to enter New Hampshire's moose lottery and perhaps win a chance to head into the  …

Video: SNL Amy Pohler steps in to rap for Gov. Palin
Source: SNL NBC

SNL Amy Pohler represents - boooyaaah. Lyrics: One two three

Into the wild of Wasilla, Alaska, where Sarah Palin once ruled - Los Angeles Times
Source: The L.A. Times

Fast-food joints, a gun store and strip malls -- they call this 'downtown'? Wasilla's sprawling, poorly planned developments are almost as scary as its former mayor's doctrine of Palin-tology.

Sarah Palin's Purse: "Real Women Hunt Moose"
Source: The Huffington Post

Sarah Palin was photographed as she walked across the tarmac to meet John McCain after arriving in Allentown, Pa on Wednesday. A closer look at the cloth tote bag she had draped on her forearm reveals a moose head and the phrase "Real Women Hunt Moose."

Sarah Palin Met By Jeers In Brie-Loving New York
Source: radaronline.com

Finally, some real experience. Sarah Palin is in New York City today! SHE IS GOING TO MEET WITH BONO. And she (nearly) met the liberal elite in person! "So when police, for security reasons, refused to allow people to leave a nearby restaurant shortly before Ms.

Palin's Center for Biological Diversity 2008 Rubber Dodo Award for Endangering Species
Source: Center for Biological Diversity

The Center for Biological Diversity today awarded Alaska climate sceptic Governor Sarah Palin the 2008 Rubber Dodo Award for fighting Kempthorne's designation of the polar bear as a threatened species.

Sarah Palin: How the Moose-y Have Fallen
Source: New York Magazine

Some called McCain's pick a stroke of strategic genius, and wondered if Barack Obama played it too safe. But as many also suspected, the stratospheric enthusiasm surrounding Palin couldn't last.

Fired official has no grudge with Palin
Source: The San Francisco Chronicle

"She just didn't want to kill it - it was like looking at Bambi," Monegan said. What's more, he said, after Wooten killed the moose, he and Molly took it to the home of Sarah Palin's parents, who "butchered it up and gave it back."

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