Moose are under a tick attack. Could changing the way forests are logged help save them?

MAINE MORNING STAR • June 5, 2026

In fall, hoards of winter ticks latch on to New England’s moose — sometimes upward of 50,000 per adult animal. Over the course of the winter, the ticks drink their fill of blood, weakening adult moose and sometimes killing calves. A new study at the University of New Hampshire aims to answer that question — and determine whether a different approach to forest management could help “zombie moose” evade the parasites draining them of life and energy.