Show Moved loved Moose Movements Monitored The first project to monitor movements of transplanted moose is being conducted by the Division of Wildlife Resources on four of the animals which were moved last week to Manti Mantl Mountain from the Uinta Moun Moun- Radios are attached by collar to one old and and one young cow cowand cowand cowand and one young and one old bull These animals' animals locations will be transmitted to Division of Wildlife Resources planes flying flying flying fly fly- ing over the area The study will determine whether the animals animals are relatively sedentary on their new site or if one or more of the age classes mi migrates migrates migrates mi- mi grates from the area Results will aid biologists to know at what age class moose are most stable for transplanting All the Continued on Page Four MOVED MOOSE Continued from Page Two transplanted animals are marked mark mark- ed with colored collars to all observations will be reported to the Division The moose were trapped along the Bear River drainage in the to Mountains after being shot from helicopters with an immobilizing drug Captured Captured Captured Cap Cap- animals were transported with slings s suspended from the helicopters to vehicles and moved to the head of Fish Creek Canyon above Scofield Reservoir Each animal was under human control for for only four or five hours Norman Hancock chief of Game Management Management Management Man Man- said that the animals were healthy agile and completely completely completely com com- recovered at the time of their release They were given antidotes to counteract the effects of the immobilizing drug Hancock noted that the Carbon County Road Department Department Department Depart Depart- ment was very helpful by openIng opening opening open- open Ing the roads leading to Fish Creek Canyon to enable Division pickups to reach the release site |