Higgins was dispatched to the lake thanks to a passerby who saw the moose break through the ice and called it in. Higgins asked for backup, and was quickly joined by a pair of forest rangers.

Colorado State Forest State Park, near Walden, is also home to more than 600 moose, which can be viewed year-round. Start at the Moose Visitor Center, where moose-seekers can take a virtual tour ...

Art Rodgers, a research scientist at the Center for Northern Forest Ecosystem Research, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, who will discuss the potential effects of climate change on moose ...