. The Canadian field-naturalist. Natural history. no The Canadian Field-Naturalist Vol. 84 Indeed, in about 1964, three caribou were seen on the highway near St. Paul's village. Moose (AIces alces). The introduced moose have spread over most of insular Newfound- land. The best summer range is reported to be between Eela Lake and the head of Western Brook Pond. Moose are reported to move from the Long Range eastward to the Humber and Main River valleys in late fall and early winter. Bulls reinvade the Long Range upland earlier in spring than do the cows. 1 have observed moose nearly everywhere
. The Canadian field-naturalist. Natural history. no The Canadian Field-Naturalist Vol. 84 Indeed, in about 1964, three caribou were seen on the highway near St. Paul's village. Moose (AIces alces). The introduced moose have spread over most of insular Newfound- land. The best summer range is reported to be between Eela Lake and the head of Western Brook Pond. Moose are reported to move from the Long Range eastward to the Humber and Main River valleys in late fall and early winter. Bulls reinvade the Long Range upland earlier in spring than do the cows. 1 have observed moose nearly everywhere I have been in the proposed Park region. Foot travel cross-country is virtually impossible without following moose trails. Throughout the tuck zones the moose trails are deeply churned into the soft, water-soaked peaty soil. A trail leading up or down hill may be eroded two or three feet below ground level. Considering that none of these trails are older than about three- quarters of a century, moose emerge as import- ant agents of erosion in the region. During my winter studies I have located numerous moose yards in the uncut region south and southeast of Eela Lake. In every instance the yard was on the east side of a dome or ridge that protruded above timberline. Immediately below the alpine zone was a belt of very heavy qali accumulation where the trees were com- pletely white. Below this belt was another where the qali accumulation was still heavy but where the treetops were bare. Here were the yards. Number of moose per yard varied from 3 to 10. Hunting for moose and caribou (as well as angling in the lower lakes and rivers draining eastward) are the stimuli that takes most people into the region of the proposed Park. About 20-30 moose per year are removed. Discussion It goes without saying that an area designat- ed as a National Park should fulfill that purpose. One should not enter serious discus- sion with preconceived ideas about boundaries, number of acres concerned,
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