Moose Winter Sunlight Chugach National Forest Alaska

A fresh snowfall blanketing the landscape in the Chugach National Forest in Alaska during the winter is beautiful as the sunlight sparkles of its surface. Emerging from the wilderness forest, a large moose stands in the sunlight.

The Chugach National Forest covers 5.4 million acres in Southcentral Alaska which creates a home for many different species of wildlife. As winter arrives near Seward, Alaska, a fresh snowfall covers the landscape where an adult moose stands in the sunlight scouting out the area.

The only animal in the Chugach National Forest which the moose fears is a pack of wolves or a Black Bear, but even those are usually looking for the calves. The moose can lose a fair amount of weight during the winter which makes them an easier prey especially if they get caught in the deep snow as the escape route becomes harder.

Belonging to the deer family, the moose is the largest of these species which are still surviving. An adult moose will stand about 6-7 feet high with males weighing between 850-1580 pounds and females smaller reaching a weight of between 600-800 pounds.

During the winter months, a Moose will feed on twigs of woody vegetation while in the summer, they eat herbaceous plants and leaves. As the winter snow deepens, moose are inclined to linger around areas under canopies of trees where the snow is less.

Moose during winter in the Chugach National Forest, near Seward, Alaska.

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Photo Title: Moose Winter Sunlight Chugach National Forest Alaska

A fresh snowfall blanketing the landscape in the Chugach National Forest in Alaska during the winter is beautiful as the sunlight sparkles of its surface. Emerging from the wilderness forest, a large moose stands in the sunlight.