7 Moose on the loose.

• Position: STATELINE - Brief article

Moose in Minnesota are mysteriously declining. So state officials cancelled the hunting season, and lawmakers introduced a bill to impose a temporary moratorium on future hunting seasons. The state Department of Natural Resources said the moose population decreased 35 percent over the past year and 52 percent since 2010. It estimates there are only 2,760 moose left in northeastern Minnesota, compared to more than 8,800 in 2006. The department is...