. The Canadian field-naturalist. The Canadian Field-Naturalist Volume 99, Number 2 April-June 1985 Initial Response of Moose, Alces alces, to a Wildfire in Interior Alaska William C. Gasaway and Stephen D. DuBois Alaska Department of Fish and Game, 1300 College Road, Fairbanks, Alaska 99701 Gasaway, William C, and Stephen D. DuBois. 1985. Initialresponseof Moose,/4/fe5fl/re5, tea wildfire in interior Alaska. Canadian Field-Naturalist 99(2): 135-140. The initial response of seven radio-collared Moose {Alces alces) to wildfire was investigated to determine if Moose were displaced from the burned
. The Canadian field-naturalist. The Canadian Field-Naturalist Volume 99, Number 2 April-June 1985 Initial Response of Moose, Alces alces, to a Wildfire in Interior Alaska William C. Gasaway and Stephen D. DuBois Alaska Department of Fish and Game, 1300 College Road, Fairbanks, Alaska 99701 Gasaway, William C, and Stephen D. DuBois. 1985. Initialresponseof Moose,/4/fe5fl/re5, tea wildfire in interior Alaska. Canadian Field-Naturalist 99(2): 135-140. The initial response of seven radio-collared Moose {Alces alces) to wildfire was investigated to determine if Moose were displaced from the burned portion of their home ranges. Home ranges of these Moose overlapped a 500-km2 fire that burned from 3 May-20 June 1980 in interior Alaska. By comparing relocations and home ranges of animals from May-August of the two years preceding the fire to data in the year of the fire, we concluded radio-collared Moose were not displaced. Moose selected primarily unburned sites within the perimeter of the fire. Key Words: Moose, Alces alces, wildfire, Alaska The immediate effect of wildfire on wildlife is often perceived as animals fleeing from flames. Although some examples support this concept (Komarek 1969), little is known about the response of Moose to wildfire (Kelleyhouse 1979). Hakala et al. (1971) observed no Moose fleeing from approaching flames of a 348-km2 fire on the Kenai National Moose Range, Alaska. Komarek (1969) indicated that large mammals usually escaped without panic along the sides and flanks upon determining the fire's direction. Conversely, Udvardy (1969, cited in Bendell 1974) reported a chaotic inci- dent of Moose and other animals escaping wildfire by swimming across large rivers. In Manitoba, a large, fast-moving fire (809-km2 in 8 hours) killed and scorched some Moose and other wildlife unable to escape (V. Crichton, personal communication). Our objective was to determine if radio-collared Moose were displaced from the burned portion of their traditional home
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