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Moose on the loose: DOW moves 19 moose

Moose moved into the White River National Forest on their own, migrating from other areas.
Now, with transplants from Utah, the Division of Wildlife is adding to the local numbers in hopes of establishing a bigger population in Rio Blanco County.
Nineteen moose were transferred last week from near Ogden, Utah, to locations upriver, around South Fork, Marvine Creek, North Fork and Miller Creek.
“We hadn’t had moose up here in a hell of a…