Newfoundland's Moose Menace: Collisions and Culture

Moose are a beloved symbol of Newfoundland—and one of its deadliest hazards. In this episode, we explore how four calves imported a century ago multiplied into a vast population with no natural predators, turning highways into danger zones and forests into overgrazed landscapes. Because of their size and anatomy, moose collisions are unusually lethal, often crushing car roofs and killing drivers outright. Yet efforts to fence roads or use warning technology have largely failed, and culls remain controversial. How did an ecological success story become a public-safety crisis? And why does Newfoundland remain so attached to an animal that keeps injuring—and killing—its people?https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/05/world/canada/newfoundland-moose-car-accidents.html