Published on Jul. 15, 2025, 4:37 PM<\/p>\n
It’s always a good idea to keep a safe distance from wildlife.<\/p>\n
The Goodman Mountain trail in Tupper Lake, New York, remains closed for yet another day due to a bull moose taking up residence in the area and refusing to budge, according to a recent press release<\/a> by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC).<\/p>\n Officials closed the trail on June 6 after reported sightings of the moose, which appears to be exhibiting \u201cunusual behaviour\u201d that could be the result of an underlying illness. According to a DEC veterinary report from July 10, illnesses in moose can sometimes make them unpredictable or more likely to act abnormally, increasing the risk of dangerous encounters with people.<\/p>\n \u201cBased on these observations, and the terrain, the trail will remain closed to protect the moose and ensure public safety in the event of a close encounter with the public,\u201d reads an excerpt from the DEC press release.<\/p>\n \u201cMoose are large animals, and while no signs of aggression have been observed, moose can be dangerous if approached too closely.\u201d<\/p>\n Officials say they will continue to monitor the situation, and the trail will remain closed until it is deemed safe again.<\/p>\n A reminder to respect wildlife<\/p>\n The incident serves as a reminder to keep a safe distance from wildlife when on the trails this summer. Some animals may display unusual or unpredictable behaviour that can pose a risk to human safety. Others can become startled and charge, leading to injury<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Published on Jul. 15, 2025, 4:37 PM It’s always a good idea to keep a safe distance from…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7979,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[49,48,66,323],"class_list":{"0":"post-7978","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wildlife","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-science","11":"tag-wildlife"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7978","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7978"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7978\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7979"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7978"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7978"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7978"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}