Winter ticks, which are sometimes called moose ticks, have been pestering Maine moose for about a century and likely longer. But their numbers have exploded in parts of Maine, New Hampshire ...

A “dramatic increase” in winter ticks affecting moose in Vermont has officials proposing a moose hunt to lessen the impact of the parasites on the animals’ population.

It’s a ghastly sight: ticks by tens of thousands burrowed into a moose’s broad body, sucking its lifeblood as the agonized host rubs against trees so vigorously that much of its fur wears away.

Moose are not bothered by this brutal cold, but they are dying because of a hitchhiker: the winter tick.

Ticks have killed 60 of the 70 moose calves tracked by state biologists in part of Maine, quite literally draining the life from the months-old animals.

Unfortunately, Maine’s moose population is in trouble. A story in the July issue of “Down East" magazine focuses on Lee Kantar, the state moose biologist, and the work he’s ...

The biggest number of winter ticks that Peter J. Pekins ever found on a moose was about 100,000. But that moose calf was already dead, most likely the victim of anemia, which develops when that ...

Maine's moose season kicks off Monday but the state is coming off a peak year for winter ticks, which have helped reduce the moose herd from 76,000 in 2012 to between 65,000 and 70,000, state ...

Decline in winter ticks on moose bodes well for hunters The survey results indicate a healthy herd and lead to optimism that the number of moose hunting permits in 2018 will be similar to what was ...

Winter ticks kill off moose by the thousands. Maine and New Hampshire are expanding hunting opportunities to help fight the parasites.