Thursday, 7 April, 2011 - 16:51
In 1910, six female and four male Canadian moose were released into the New Zealand wilderness by the government of the time, as game resource.
Conditions proved far from ideal and over the years few were ever seen.
The last one sighted and shot in 1952 was presumed to be the end of the moose population in the southern hemisphere. Nothing was heard apart from rumour and speculation. Then in 1971 a possible sighting sparked a hunt for the surviving population of these enigmatic animals.
In 1971 an antler was found.
In 1995 a picture was taken of a possible female at Herrick Creek.
Hair samples found in 2002 and DNA tested proved to be moose hair. According to moose expert Ken Tustin "We know that instead of being dead, a moose stood on a beach at the northern side of Wet Jacket Arm in Fiorland. It fed there, and moved on to feed somewhere else'.
This puts the hunt outside the realm of a hoax. The debate around the New Zealand moose continues.
We're putting forward a challenge to prove the existence once and for all. Provide us with verifiable video or photo evidence that could help us save this giant swamp donkey and you're in the chance to win $100,000. Hallenstein CEO Graeme Popplewell said " It's a guy thing there is a little bit of a hunter in everyman and this is a mystery that needs to be solved".
http://www.voxy.co.nz/national/100000-reward-photo-nz-moose/5/87388
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