Is The Fiordland Moose Still Alive in 2024 (Documentary)

[@WildlifeWithCookie]

Hope we all enjoyed! The full interview with Ken is out now - kzbin.info/www/bejne/imexaY14i6-gf5Y

[@ClayTallStories]

Great presentation. My Father was a ranger in Fiordland through the 70s and never saw any more signs of moose during his 15 years of being in the Fiordes so Ken has done well to find what he has. Thank you

[@tomgil4566]

Fancy see you here haha g'day

[@2DaysYouth]

must have moved.

[@jessepitt]

Hello Damian!

[@msbuilding2806]

Go find us a moose clay

[@damink_8508]

My grandfather cut tracks for the govt in Fiordland in the 70s, he told me he'd hear moose roaring in the distant valleys some nights. Said the bush where he was cutting tracks was so thick you wouldn't see your hand if you held it out extended.

[@MountainGuerrilla]

I live in Eastern Canada, where we have so many moose we have to be really careful driving at night, especially during the rut. They were introduced to Newfoundland and have infested the place to the point that driving is very dangerous in certain areas. It's neat to think that there is a population, living in secret, in a distant corner of the world. That trail cam footage is 100% a moose, they have a very distinctive hind leg, different thats every other member of the deer family.

[@SkodenEh]

Grew up in Northern BC/Yukon, Canada; same thing here. -- Gorgeous but scary creatures.

[@xXBlueTheCornSnakeXx]

I have the same problem, Recently we almost hit a moose during a car trip when it was walking on the side of the road and suddenly charged at the car. By far the closest i had ever been to one of these beautiful creatures, But also the scariest. Its terrifying driving at night [As well as cool], Because the animals we see in the day tend to really show up at night.

[@HepCatJack]

It's true, Canadians have to turn their shoes upside down before putting them on in case a moose decided to take a nap inside.

[@deinsilverdrac8695]

i am nearly 100% sure that no, they're not introduced but native of eastern Canada.

[@SkodenEh]

Moose were indeed introduced to Newfoundland. They are not a native species. Been over 100 years tho @@deinsilverdrac8695

[@soniakorchynski]

As a Canadian who has seen many moose, that IS a moose.

[@huntah6150]

Oh dang you really found him, the man is almost as elusive as the beast he's hunting

[@WildlifeWithCookie]

Ain’t that the truth 😂 I said to him I’d been trying to locate him for well over a year but in the UK it’s near impossible, his response “Good” hahaha

[@tarancehill651]

​@@WildlifeWithCookie so he definitely doesnt necessarily want to be bothered. Thats awesome that he seemed happy to share his time with you lol.

[@whynottalklikeapirat]

They teamed up for the publicity

[@JohnDoe-lx3dt]

@@whynottalklikeapiratand if you could get your brain cells to team up they’d maybe generate a useful thought.

[@whynottalklikeapirat]

​@@JohnDoe-lx3dt The deployment of generic memes not of your own authoship makes you come across particularly joyless today mr. Doe. ​I suspect you are wishing you could have really been JohnMoose-lx3dt. Alas this is not the case, regardless of how you identify on the spectrum of woodland potential. But if you manage yourself properly in this life - maybe in your next life you’ll receive such an upgrade …☺👍

[@Chek38511]

As an Alaskan I can say this about moose: Never underestimate how well these giant hell-deer can hide and how quietly they can move through dense brush.

[@duncnz9128]

The red deer in your video are not in New Zealand ( bird life is wrong ) In the mid sixties ( some where between 1963 and 1970 ) my uncle and his mates were fishing for bluefin tuna off Fiordland . They were sheltering in one of the sounds when they came across a fishing boat with what appeared to be a horse hanging from the rigging , on closer inspection this was recognised as a Moose .The fishermen had shot it when it was swimming across the fiord , and were using it for crayfish bait . They did a swap for some Tuna . My uncle and his mates were very experienced deer stalkers and said the moose was better eating than any red deer . My Nephew's father-in-law has a NZ moose antler in his shed , he found it in a woolshed on a station he was working on as a young man , no one could tell him where it came from or anything about it , so he kept it . I am the guy who recognised the Harrison antlers for what they were and persuaded the owner to get them to Ken , who I believe has them . Good Video , we need more like this .

[@WildlifeWithCookie]

Interesting comment man, thanks for this! In regards to the Red Deer, it’s my footage from the UK, it was easier to implement that, than go out and film something new

[@eliforeal5261]

Looks like you found the right guy to interview! I like how it wasn't all footage that's usually shown when talking about this particular moose. I'd never seen that camera trap footage before! Compelling stuff, very informative video

[@Alexander711]

Ken is amazing, he’s very realistic about the situation. There must be a small population. But it worries me that no calls are being mentioned in this documentary. You should be able to hear the mating calls in season, or even draw animals in using moose horns.

[@bryanspeller]

You wouldn’t hear a moose call in the jungle unless he was less than 50 feet from you. They don’t bugle like elk.

[@CaptainRedBeardarrr]

@@bryanspeller 50 feet? I just converted it. That’s 15 meters. My driveway is nearly that long, a mature animal makes a mating call that quite?

[@FlightofCrows]

@@bryanspeller A moose bellow can be heard from miles away. Foliage absolutely will dampen it, but 50 feet is an enormous exaggeration. A moose's bell carries just as far, if not farther, than an elk's bugle. It's just deeper and more resonant.

[@Kiwicanuck3000]

Do you know how big the Fiordlands are? Let’s say there are 50 moose in there - it would still be a bloody miracle to hear them in that area

[@bryanspeller]

They are loud under the right circumstances, extremely dense foilage with a lot of vegetation is not that circumstance.@@CaptainRedBeardarrr

[@martinharris5017]

From documentaries I've seen before, they give the impression the moose all went in the 1930s. Great to see the 50s era evidence. NZ has so much near-impenetrable wilderness I'm sure a small population could be out there. Ken was a great source of infromation new to me. Thanks!

[@Kysushanz]

As a young fella in the late 60's early 70's I went to Fiordland do do a hunt; it was about the time of the West Arm project. I got dropped in by jet boat and after waving the boat off, I surveyed my surroundings. I felt miniscule! I was as fit as a buck rat but it took me all day to bash my way up to the first ridgeline. Buggered, I houchied up, grabbed some grub and reasoned that the worst was behind me. Like hell it was, I struggled to find any animal track and spent my week simply fighting the bush and the hellishing steep terrain. Dejected, several pounds lighter, I made my way back downhill to the drop-off point and waited for the jet boat. I'm well into my 70's now, but even back then, I bow to the fellas who could hack it in Fiordland! Not only is the terrain against you, it is constantly wet, anything you grab for support just breaks way (crumbles) in your hand. You constantly slip and slide, spending most of your time, it seems, on hands and knees while getting under the bush and trying to move up hill. The problems associated with trying to find Moose in Fiordland are daunting but I believe that they are there and I really admire those who can hack the bush in search of the Moose!

[@wildworld6264]

Wow, what an exciting video! Ken seems like a really down to earth guy and it was great to hear his experiences. Of all the cryptids (if I can call it that) these moose actually seem somewhat likely to still be around. Perhaps you'll be the person to find one!

[@WildlifeWithCookie]

Yeah he’s great, proper credible fella too. I agree with you, I think they’re possibly out there still. I’d love to get out there and have a look but it’s so so expensive 🙃

[@camjones1106]

No one who hunts in areas like that is anything but down to earth

[@camjones1106]

@johnmead8437 accessing it and spending 11 weeks in there or even a few days are completely different things

[@James-rp6mx]

​@@johnmead8437Ben and Ken did return to the area very shortly after the sighting and spent quite a bit of time on foot looking unsuccessfully. Ben was in the back of the machine on a familiarity flight, and took a little time to convince the pilot of what he had seen, by the time the turned around the moose had vanished into the thick bush. I've spoken to Ben about any doubt he had of mis-identification, and he is absolutely sure of what he saw. I have no question at all over his integrity and what he claims. Another interesting background bit of information - unknown to Ben at the time, another hunter heard what he believes was a moose calling in the same valley prior to Ben's sighting.

[@gabriellafox7948]

@@WildlifeWithCookie Just don’t shoot it if you see it! Let it live!

[@johnsonjae]

It has been a few years since I lived in a Moose rich environment, but they need to have a large population to be seen regularly. By nature, Moose are a shy animal. In order to have the regular encounters, like you see in Northern US, Alaska, and Canada, you need a population that is competing for space and forage to a point they are willing to venture out. If they have a swampy, thick area in which to hide, and have adequate forage, they will spend their entire lives hiding from anything they perceive as a predator. I once spent a week tracking a bull, 2 cows, and 3 calves, and only sighted them from a distance once. Even with thousands of moose in the mountains above the valley I grew up in, they are only sighted by locals once every 2 years or so. Would not surprise me at all if there was a reasonable population completely undiscovered, and just now getting to the point they are being pushed out to the fringes.

[@theohendrich8965]

Was waiting till just before bedtime to watch this, brilliant stuff mate I love that you’re doing awesome adventures like this.

[@Whithersoeverthougoest]

I couldn’t believe this came across my feed, great reporting! Back in 1986 a friend and I spent months in NZ tramping about the islands, Stewart island included. We heard the story of the moose when we were in the fiord land area and us being from Minnesota we kept an eye open for the chance of spotting one as we hiked around the Dusky sound area. Beautiful country!

[@suddenrushsarge]

I'm a Canadian moose hunter in Northern Ontario. That photo and video are of a moose. 100%

[@Lauchkopf97]

Awesome video, really liked this deep dive into the history of moose in New Zealand

[@jimmyjames2903]

Thank you for saying New Zealand I was wondering where it was thank you so much

[@warrengreen3217]

The whitetail got a similar story but they did better at spreading out but from what I herd they are only in two areas im from Pennsylvania USA not New Zealand if anyones wondering

[@CompyCraft]

Had no idea about most of this. Great video, very interesting and actually seems quite promising, look forward to the extended cut!

[@WildlifeWithCookie]

Thanks mate! I do think it could be out there somewhere

[@pickle_a_day_keeps_the_dr_away]

Great video, so many kiwis don't actually know about the history of the Fiordland Moose, especially in the north island, it's just dismissed as an urban myth. Thanks for a well produced and well presented video, also cheers to Ken for his dedication and hard yakka. 👍

[@kensutherland414]

Brilliant mate. I’m sure you thoroughly enjoyed your time with Ken, what a wealth of knowledge lucky you. Regards Ken

[@Jutte777]

Talked to a kiwi guy who hunted moose in Canada. He said the moose were way bigger than deer and had ninja skills in disappearing - he spent a hour hunting a 200 yard patch of aspen that a huge bull moose went into - he couldn't find it - the guide said the beast didn't leave and was still in there. Also talked to some guys who had hunted Fiordland. They could spot the Wap and Deer browsing signs in the bush - but said they also came across a massively high browse where the leaves had been sucked off the branches - they were pretty sure that moose had done those ones - this was in the late 90's.

[@BigpapamoneymanMVPtypebeat]

As a Canadian I’ll say it’s not that they are sneaky at all , it’s the thick pines and bushes ect. Unless it’s in rut then the moose will find you 7/10 times if your in the right / wrong area loll, but also they can travers the terrain like nothing compared to anyone hunting them lol, like they will clear a swamp 8 foot deep swamp full speed and still have enough power to move massive branches and small trees On the other side if it wanted too. I’ve came across moose trails in the woods that you’d swear a small bulldozer got air lifted in and started making a path lmao but yet if they are not in rutting season and in thick bush with the right scent on , you could walk about right up to a moose by accident without either you notice till it’s to late

[@LeaveCurious]

Epic video! Time to get your moose goggles on cookie & get looking!

[@PapaThiccc]

I've spent my whole life in alaska. I spend so much time out in the woods. I'm routinely in areas with an absurd amount of moose, and i'm lucky if I see one. Im shocked this guy even found one.

[@lifeofgazfishing1873]

I have been following the new Zealand moose story for years and its one of thoses stores that you cant help feel that one will pop out of a bush at some point

[@katie8120]

Great video, what a legend Ken is

[@G-STAR_.]

I have been waiting for this video for almost 2 years now, get in there

[@WildlifeWithCookie]

It’s been a long time coming that’s for sure, delighted to have finally got it made!

[@jackalwaysfaded1374]

I thought it said Florida Moose! And clicked so fast 😂 such a great video 🎉 we want more!

[@PapaThiccc]

I want to treat florida like a science project. We should add moose and see what happens.

[@adamjuckesphoto]

Mate, this is honestly absolutely amazing. The story, the footage, the interview, the film 👌🏻

[@benstrtfrd]

Superb video and brilliantly edited

[@rmb2664]

In 1904 two bull and two cow moose were introduced to Newfoundland, Canada. Now there are 150,000 of them there are so many that they are a real driving hazard. The legs of a moose are so long that if you hit one with your car, they will go through your windshield, and a moose is as big as a cow. All the semi’s in the province have these big steel grates welded to the front, the equivalent to the cow catchers that the old steam locomotives used to have on the front.

[@jerryross9638]

It is hard for people to imagine the size of the area that you are talking about and the unexplored nature of it. the mountains here are not like in North America they are so vast and inaccessible that you could have half of china in there and not see them. I have spent years in the Rockies and years in Fiordland mountain climbing fishing and shooting,etc and there is evidence of people from one end of the Rockies to the other, mining mostly,but in these places there has never been more than a handful of people if any in many parts. I started going to Fiordland as a kid with school and shooting with dad ,moose ? I think that there is plenty of room for them . the way red deer graze makes them easy to spot ,they like the tops where the tussock and mountain grasses grow where as the moose like the swampy lowlands and mossy forests bettor than an open above treeline places. Great video man ,thanks for doing it.

[@davidvincent6647]

I remember talking to Max Curtis about the moose (took the 50s photo running away in the water) about how they could hide in the bush and they could be just a few feet away and you wouldn’t know it until they moved.

[@RMGLUCK]

What a lovely man - and what a charming interview.

[@differentfins]

Wow I had no idea moose were introduced to NZ! Here in Canada they are common but never would have thought they could be in the southern hemisphere. 😳

[@SirFloofy001]

Honestly your best bet would probably be a boat expedition. Moose do have a habit of ocean and lake swimming for aquatic plants. If there are still moose in an area thats probably the best chance of spotting them from a distance just because of the flora and geology.

[@bc30cal99]

Good morning from south central BC, which is now moose country but as far as we can gather was not 100 years ago. They seem to have drifted south when the regrowth from clear cut logging after the war gave them browse. With our moose, even when there's "a lot" of moose, they're still comparatively few and because they're solitary animals for most of the year they can be tough to locate. Here they'll get into compressed habitat in winter if snow conditions warrant, but otherwise other than seeing a cow with a pair of calves, it's fairly rare to see more than one at a time. Thanks for the video, it was interesting to learn about New Zealand moose. Merry Christmas all.

[@afilthycasualsguidetomma2100]

KILLER!!! I’ve been so excited for this😊

[@reds815]

This is cool! I would like to add that the only time red deer and moose would complete for food is during the winter if it gets cold enough to freeze. Otherwise, moose are the only land animal that can eat 100% aquatic vegetation and they do love it.

[@chipsthedog1]

The chances of moose being there would definitely be a lot better if people didn't keep shooting the poor buggers

[@OCAVIARY]

Brilliant documentary Cookie👏🏼

[@WildlifeWithCookie]

❤️❤️

[@perrymurphy4100]

I'm from Newfoundland and Labrador in Canada. Moose were introduced to the island about 120 years ago and population had been reported at upwards of 150000 over the past 20 years, although appears to be dropping recently. An important food resource for sure but also.a great danger to drivers as there are many collisions every year. Just thought I'd share that info for those who may be interested.

[@superyamagucci]

Luckily Fiordland only has one road and no meece 🫎

[@DRAKED411]

Love the video, just subscribed the deep dive and your analysis a research is top notch👊🏻👀✌️ B

[@HillDogTV]

Good one! Visitin Fiordland in 2024 - Bring it on

[@amandamitchell8894]

The sheer vastness and size of Fiordland means it is possible. It's a massive National Park with many areas impossible to get to. Which is a good thing really. There a more people who have had glimpses of the Moose than reported, but they want to keep quiet.

[@gabriellafox7948]

Good!❤

[@Pricegun]

Love ur channel and everything u do man!!

[@TomFM]

This is such a cool story

[@WildlifeWithCookie]

Thanks mate

[@Chris.Davies]

For perspective; The Southern Alps are larger than the Swiss, French, German, and Italian Alps combined.

[@andymac2369]

Watching this from Canada,that terrain and country could certainly hold moose,you living over there now cookie?

[@WildlifeWithCookie]

Here on a working holiday visa, just getting out and doing stuff, seeing what the future holds you know

[@andymac2369]

@@WildlifeWithCookiegood luck in the future Cookie,keep up the great content.

[@cameronchild3354]

As a kid I grew up in te anau and spent most weekends in milford sound with my dad. That gully he was standing in front of was Sinbad gully It's a nature reserve for kakapos an endangered species.

[@lacham05]

Ed Herricks mounted Moose head is now in the dining hall at Lindisfarne College in Hastings. In my final year there I got to take it to a taxidermist to get it restored as a leaving gift to the College from our year group.

[@franktuckwell196]

Just shows how much we know, how much we think we know and how much we don't know about our own backyards! Loved it. Oh how cocky we are and how easy it is to shoot the "Knowalls", down in flames. Might even find a moa

[@joewood99]

It's such a shame that the topics you make videos on are quite niche because this is brilliant, and as it's job of essentially being a teaser to the 45 minute interview (whilst still being a quality standalone project) has worked 100%. Can't wait to see the extended interview

[@findingfinsuk]

Interesting vid and well put together 👏 Hopefully there's still some out there and if they are, they're left alone 🫎

[@tombryant9878]

The secret to Moose is browse, they are not grazers like a cow. Moose or more properly Mooswa" in the Cree language of Canada means twig eater. Find a nice swampy wet land with good grazing from shrubs in water as well as water plants prefered then you'll find moose. When they run the hoof prints can be as much as 12-20 feet a part elk red deer don't even come close to that. Google moose tracks much different than deer as their few claws small hoof above the back hoofs show in the mud. Also google what calls a moose makes, take an audio clip of that and play it...bulls and cows call differently.

[@GimmieTheGaff]

Great stuff!

[@aellalee4767]

As another Canadian who has lived in areas with tons of moose, they come in to town during bad winters, and work in the bush I agree. That's totally a moose. They're semi aquatic and that's a gigantic space, if they don't wanna be found they'll be hard to find.

[@bjrnjensen7074]

Cool! I visited New Zealand back in February 1990 ( I was 21 back then, time flies!), never made it as far south as Milford Sound, though. Where I live, we have at least 100.000 of these animals, and their meat is really tasty. Kia Ora from Oslo.

[@rohwynn]

I never knew this history. This is pretty cool!

[@davida.4933]

Want another NZ video idea?....research mule deer that were released in NZ. Most people only know about whitetails (which are fairly abundant several areas, particularly Stewart Island as you probably know.

[@Xx1tyler21xX]

Would love to visit this country. It's just beautiful.

[@Chris.Davies]

Nah mate. Don't bother. It's all CGI. Done by Weta digital.

[@Xx1tyler21xX]

@@Chris.Davies It's too late at this point. CGI is about as good.

[@gleamtarrest6310]

That Man's memory is outstanding!

[@Leif1963]

You Kiwis have abominable politics, wonderful peope, an absolutley beautiful country, fantastic Red Deer and hope you find the moose and it thrives in the back country.

[@andersliwenborg3355]

Moose accidents are one reason why Sweden increased knowledge about wildlife and traffic since the 1970s. In the last 10 years, traffic accidents involving roe deer, wild boar and deer have increased. On the other hand, the number of moose accidents per year is stable with an average of 5,864 accidents per year in 2010-2018. There is a large inter-annual variation in wildlife accident statistics.

[@KathrynLiz1]

I've always thought they might still be around.... Fiordland is very remote....

[@Aldamiras]

What you need to do Cookie is buy a moose call from the EU, it will sound closer to what those moosers would hear on a routine basis. Then go out and call for them, if there's one around he'll respond. Go Mooses!

[@meorsoithought]

The baby moose in your thumbnail has 5 legs 😂. Well done AI!

[@TedH71]

2 things. The moose by now would be severely inbred so would there be any possibility of importing more moose? 2nd, if a moose is hard to find there...would there be any moa birds still around by any chance?

[@ricksmith9177]

People don’t realise that large,elusive animals can go unnoticed. They will hear/smell you coming and disappear before you have a chance of catching a glimpse of them

[@omnomshibob]

If anybody visits the south island I highly recommend a Milford Sound boat cruise. It's literally the scenery from Jurassic Park. Take ALL the bug repellent gadgets and chemicals you can get your hands on though, the sand flies (blackflies) are thick out there.

[@aidanlyons2926]

As a new Zealander this is absolutely true so now no one can say its fake

[@Rudyn_nature]

How big areas like this still exist there, could smaller declared extinct birds also hide in places like this? Nice vido btw the photos and the interwiev and the story were suprising.

[@cccmmm1234]

Yes they could be there, but... activity has increased and there have been no sightings f9r 70 years. Seems unlikely. A good part of the reason there were no sightings reported between 1930 and 1950 was that there was not much hunting during the WW2 period and just after. Men of the stamina needed to hunf those extreme areas were off to war. Still, they could be there and it would be awesome if they were.

[@IRONHORSE427RACING]

Knowing what I do about Alaskan and Ciris Moose (lower 48 Moose) you could have WAY MORE MOOSE THAN ANYONE HAS A CLUE ABOUT with that type of habitat to move in....Moose are migratory in the sense they move from high country food sources in the spring and summer to lower country food sources in the fall as winter drives them down. They will not compete with other species is very true....instead they prefer to move to find other places to raise young and have plenty of water and food....they have one major fault....they use the exact same travel corridors year after year after year passing this knowledge from Cow to calf ....so if you get figured out when they move....and find those routes.....all you have to do is go there in the right time of year....and wait for them.

[@The-Real-Ando]

I don’t know much about moose but from what I understand Fiordland is not ideal moose country. Many of the rock faces being the sides of old glacial valleys are vertical, especially at the waters edge, many places if you fell out of a boat and swam to shore you couldn’t climb out. The forest is evergreen, and the winters are not harsh enough to really make a lot of scrublands except on the tops. Also there are few valleys that are even mildly flat with ‘grazing’ similar to what I’ve seen moose living in on video. Most of the time those valleys are separated by reasonable alpine passes I’m not sure moose would cross.I’m not saying they’re not out there, but they never really had much of a chance.

[@Putnamsmif]

Please tell me that there's some sort of preservation order or protection for these animals in place?

[@CaptainRedBeardarrr]

What’s crazy is that those pictures are clearer than any UFO or alien picture.

[@XtraOrdinar-y]

There’s a game called the Hunter Call of the wild, it’s a great game but in the New Zealand map story missions you hunt a moose after searching for a few minutes and you can either shoot him or take a photo and let him go

[@chrisblester37]

What about the elk in the same area

[@davida.4933]

Very possible to be an elk after wallowing in mud, but the photo certainly looked a moose. Unlikely to be a horse, but that is not entirely impossible.

[@bradyhenderson3921]

Thermal Technology will be the key to finding your elusive moose. Either with a drone or thermal equipment mounted on a helicopter. But one would imagine the cost of such a search would be very costly. If the government Fish & Game were to do a thermal survey for counting the red stag population, then they might could stumble upon your hidden moose population.

[@jackuzzi5251]

Why do these Kiwi shoot the moose as soon as they find one?

[@thepiedpiper-i7x]

There’s always that one trigger happy moron individual in any hunting group, who cannot help himself, I guess?

[@thepiedpiper-i7x]

Seeing these areas, in which I’ve hunted in these past decades, while I was still living there and based not too far from it, sure brings back fond old memories! However; like most of us, unfortunately I’ve never come across one! Hats off for Ken & his mates astonishing research work👍: we need more blokes like him!

[@ReklessRagnar]

The area is so remote and rugged anything could hide out there.

[@sharonannrees2824]

One of the problems with moose diet is swamp and water plants which they devour and I don’t think there are many wetlands in New Zealand.

[@nicolebacon3230]

I live in upstate new york and we have moose in this area, but i have never seen one in the 30 years I've lived here and we've looked. seen more big foot prints than moose.

[@matthewhall4128]

maybe thermal areas where there was large amounts of moose indicators and stories as you should be able to tell the difference in sign of a moose vs deer and thermals work really well at finding stuff in thick bush

[@thylacine6922]

Im 99% sure that a creature in that photo is a moose. Im surprised this isnt official evidence of its longer existence. Really nice video tho.

[@jamesbarber5410]

I recommend driving a newer Chevy truck through the area. Guaranteed the moose jumps out in front of it and then you’ll have your proof. 😂

[@Bildgesmythe]

Wax the truck first. 😂

[@derekmay8679]

Hoots man, there's a Moose loose about this hoose...😂

[@StealthFB22]

If I ever see a moose while around Fiordland, I’ll be running the other way 😂

[@captainsensiblejr.]

10:55 Fiordland is all mountains

[@djadjanesia]

Here Javan Tiger (Panthera tigris sondaica) already extinct since 1950-1980. But there are still some traces like in 1999, 2004, 2008, and 2010. Unfortunately, when it was successfully captured in Baluran National Park in 2010, it's not sondaica one but Sumatran Tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae). I don't even know how it can be live here in Java. My question is, when someday it successfully capture, will it the New Zealand one?

[@Jacob_Parker_Outdoors]

If legal, someone could start a go fund me for thermal drone services. It may have issues with the thick canopy, but I'd think that's the best method of sighting one.

[@robertmcnamara5407]

Fascinating but does the word 'extinct' apply to a introduced animal? Died out, natural attrition maybe but unless it is a new adaptation (possible) it is still an introduced feral animal. I hope you do find them I love a good mystery, but 'extinction' is a bit much.

[@whenshthitsthefanworkshop9126]

The fact a moose can be that elusive it almost makes you question Sasquatch 😂

[@Goldenhawk583]

in dense forest, you can stand 10 feet away from an adult moose and not see it, it is amazing how well their camo works.

[@damink_8508]

Moose in Fiordland and Panther in Canterbury. Not sure what species of cat the 'panther' is but believe its likely both these animals are living and breeding on NZs Te Wai Pounamu (south island)

[@jamestaylor3805]

Deer and moose do not compete for food that much. A huge portion of the moose diet comes from aquatic plants for most of the year. They are exceptional swimmers and can dive. At speed their hooves are large enough to RUN ON WATER. In the winter they can reach MUCH higher into the branched for the season's scratch survival. Hire a miqmaq tracker.

[@krustymudracer]

I'm just curious. Are these moose a different type, than what is found in North America?

[@urizen7613]

Standard American moose.

[@vlogswithcookie]

What an amazing video, needs an Oscar

[@XtraOrdinar-y]

I agree😂

[@nelsonx5326]

Saw a moose once, a baby on the side of the road in New Hampshire.

[@snowmiaow]

I want to hear about tuataras.

[@d.t.3538]

Finding a moose nowadays is like finding a needle in the heystack. Moose is one of orcas favorite food.

[@BLUEZz73]

"Good luck finding them"👍