I don't think Lenarz has any evidence that carbon dioxide is killing Minnesota's moose. Once again, it looks like the climate change hoax is being used to help gain additional funding.
What's killing Minnesota's moose? | StarTribune.com
Look carefully at the estimated population numbers on the left. Based on this data, we're supposed to believe that carbon dioxide is harming the Minnesota moose population?! How do we know that the population fluctuations aren't caused by some combination of survey error, harsh winters, wolf predation, non-climate-related disease/habitat changes, presence or absence of deer, etc etc?
[Note that alarmist Lenarz has his name on this "request for proposal"]
Identifying Critical Habitats for Moose in Northeastern Minnesota...
What's killing Minnesota's moose? | StarTribune.com
Wildlife researchers estimate that there are 5,500 moose in that region of the state. With a 23 percent margin of error, the estimate is not statistically different from last year's estimate of 7,600...2009 Moose Aerial Survey Report
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"We don't believe the population dropped 2,000 in the past year, but it's indicative that the population is declining and parallels everything else we've been seeing," said Mark Lenarz, DNR wildlife researcher. "Our concern continues."
Reasons for the decline are uncertain, but researchers continue to believe a warming climate is responsible.
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"There's more and more evidence [what evidence, specifically?] suggesting it's related to climate," Lenarz said. Higher temperatures can stress moose, making them susceptible to diseases and parasites.
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A new study is being launched involving placing radio collars and GPS devices on some northeastern Minnesota moose to determine how they respond to higher temperatures.
Look carefully at the estimated population numbers on the left. Based on this data, we're supposed to believe that carbon dioxide is harming the Minnesota moose population?! How do we know that the population fluctuations aren't caused by some combination of survey error, harsh winters, wolf predation, non-climate-related disease/habitat changes, presence or absence of deer, etc etc?
[Note that alarmist Lenarz has his name on this "request for proposal"]
Identifying Critical Habitats for Moose in Northeastern Minnesota...
[Total Project Budget] $507,078
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[Project Team] Dr. Mark Lenarz, MN
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As I implied in my related post on this topic, moose population studies in Maine and NH fluctuate annually, and this is considered nothing more than a matter of counting and surveying difficulties, which are a notable challenge.
In those states nothing about the counts is attributed to nutcase AGW theories or alarmism.
Right on, Mr. Nelson. I heard this story on MPR/NPR and laughed when he mentioned global warming. Wolf population is way up. The problem with moose population being down seems to easy. In the MPR story, wolf predation on moose calves wasn't even mentioned. WTF?
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