Why Is This Bull Moose Stalling on a New York Trail? A Closer Look at Wildlife Management Failures

For nearly the entire summer, a large bull moose has persistently occupied the Goodman Mountain trail in New York’s Adirondacks, leading state officials to shutter this beloved hiking spot. While officials monitor the animal closely, the real question is why an apex species behaves so unusually—and what this signals about our broader approach to wildlife oversight and public safety. How Did We Get Here? Unpacking Government Inaction This once-thriving moose population in New York was wiped out by the 1800s but began rebounding only decades ago thanks to natural migration from Canada. Now estimated at roughly 700 individuals, these animals...