Hello everyone,
First and foremost let me begin by apologizing for my delayed blog entries. I have recently begun teaching a college course and time allowance has ceased to exist.
However, quite a bit has happened in the Adirondacks since my last post. The autumn season has reached full peak and beautiful crimson colors have decorated our landscape. Corn mazes, farmer’s market and october festivals have reached every little Adirondack town.
Also, in the news a moose was shot and killed near Wilmington Notch by a state wildlife official.
The moose, now called Bruce the Moose, was at the bottom of the West Branch of the AuSable River. It seemed as though its hind legs were hurt and it did not move from its location for a couple of days.
The moose instantly became a celebrity, as most people have not seen a moose up close and personal.
The DEC wildlife official felt it was the best course of action to shoot and kill the animal, due to its dwindling health.
However, many people wish that the DEC wildlife official did take this course of action. They suggested that it should have been left to die from natural causes; albeit in the river or in the woods.
While I have mixed feelings upon this matter, I turn to you for an opinion.
What is your opinion on this matter? Should the DEC wildlife official intervened and put the moose out of its misery? Or should he have been left it to die naturally, without human interference?
Sad news…