Comments on: Rare White Moose? Let’s Shoot it, Said Norwegians.

By: bows

bows — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 10:31:54 +0000

It was a great prey over there!
This is really a great and perfect moose to catch up.

Thanks for the photo.

By: Streeter

Streeter — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 06:38:37 +0000

He makes a point the mouse should die for the good of science. Its a mistake, and Its a risk to let it live.

By: Just.Saying

Just.Saying — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 22:49:34 +0000

What characteristic in the white moose is bad for other moose to have? That is, what trait (besides coat color) is bad? [As has been said, a white coat in the winter is a protection.]

By: eric

eric — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:32:16 +0000

kill it and stuff it on the wall. wouldnt it be great to see at the delano.

By: Norwegain

Norwegain — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 19:45:43 +0000

isn’t it a bit racist that we can’t shoot a white moose

By: Tom

Tom — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 09:38:20 +0000

I’d kill it – a white moose hide would be cool

By: Mindy

Mindy — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 12:36:18 +0000

i should live. it so beautiful

By: Anomynous

Anomynous — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 15:09:35 +0000

The albino gene is carried in every single creature, and is rare. It gets passed on, no matter what, giving every creature a chance for Albino.

I love animals. I love hunting games, too! And for those who do make up escuses to not kill the albino creatures, well… It can depend. If we left the animal population go, then they would overpopulate. Thats where hunting comes in. We keep the animal population down, so its not overflowing. Don’t try to say that I was excluding the wolves and bears, and every other creature, that kills. I wasn’t.

Albino animals are pretty rare. If people claim that they are weak, I’m just wondering – How do they know? Perhaps they happen to find just very few that they noticed sick and dying. But capture others. Watch them. Study them. See who’s weak!

Yes, we need food. Yes the population must be kept down, as above. But what about chickens? Cows? Ducks?! We aren’t giving a riot about them! Where’s they’re right to live? “Oh, they live to produce eggs and milk, too.” What about those who don’t live? You know, over-hunting was what killed the Dodos. And perhaps, there is one creature that may never carry the albino gene – Or two, if you know -, and there’s our chance to take out the weak albino creatures. What happenes in someone kills them, because they need food?

If albino animals are so weak, then help them! Just because they are different. We are all different. Blonde hair, Black hair, silver eyes. No one is exactly alike – Trust me, not even twins. Albino deer. Maybe look the same. But there is always a hair out of place. They always think differently. Every creature deserves a right to live. And if they are albino, it makes it harder for them, for predatores can easily see their white coat. So think now – Live, or die? There are tons of other animals to hunt! ALBINOS ARE NOT WEAK!

By: Dogman

Dogman — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 21:15:18 +0000

OK! God aside! Let it live. Let it meat is own fate (Yeah I spelled meet wrong for a reason). By wolves, by human etc. I’m a hunter and enjoy the meat more than anything! NATURALLY, it(the moose) is in the food chain and let us all not for get that! With or without a weapon, we can be gone is a second walking down the street or walking in the forest.

I propose a new theroy a derivative of the “At the top of the food chain” thoery either. “Any animal can move up and down the chain depedening on the situation”. Hence just plain fate! I have heard moose killing wolves and wolves killing moose or Man killing moose or moose mauling or killing man! So there!

No time on this discussion at all. So does it live or die, let fate decide. Be it by man, wolf, bear, ticks, Cerebrospinal nematodiasis, and… you get the point!

By: Pete

Pete — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 17:17:27 +0000

A moose is a moose. Whether it be albino or “normal”. I am an avid hunter and fisherman. I kill only what I will eat, and nothing more. I personally would let the albino go by, but would have shot many pictures to show the folks at home. And to those concerned about capital punishment, they do a lot of testing to determine if you are aware of what you did and what the proposed punishment is. If you manage to outsmart the tests, you can become a burden to taxpayers, and live the rest of your life behind the walls of a mental facility or prison.

By: steve

steve — Sun, 04 Feb 2007 14:47:21 +0000

I’m no expert but that moose looks pretty healthy and happy to me. The albino trait is recessive and will always be present in all our genes…even the moose.
Let the thing live and enjoy it for what it is.

By: Joe

Joe — Sat, 03 Feb 2007 04:05:55 +0000

Beth..

Last I checked it was legal to kill humans in some places. It’s call capital punishment. Bad design=death penalty. At least that’s what happened to Saddam..

By: Beth Heikkinen

Beth Heikkinen — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 19:10:13 +0000

Why would anyone even think to shoot the moose-I guess it’s just because humans have guns and they can. Why on earth do humans feel teh need to control even living species? Because they have the weapons and they can. I wish they could be put on the other side – meaning the moose having the weapons and deciding to shoot the humans. Cruelty to animals is a sign of a sad world. Whatever happened to teh golden rule? When people say it’s only a moose what does that mean? Isn’t it the same to say it’s only a human. Have a heart do what is right- treat all living things as you would want to be treated.

By: Daiko

Daiko — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 12:33:39 +0000

Just wanted to let you know that another white moose is seen in Norway. I think it is one of very few video shots of a White Moose. It is from KÃ¡rÃ¡Å¡johka/Karasjok, Norway. The exact location is not indicated, but the moose has been spotted numerous times last fall, and as far as I know it did survive this years Moose hunt. This is the first time Iâ€™ve seen this phenomenon on video though.

Go check it out at:

http://www.daikos.net/category/moose/

By: Michele H

Michele H — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 11:19:25 +0000

Hmmmm….not “albino”, but white…which is just a moose of a different color.’

For more info see this page:
http://whitemoose.ca/jennasreport.html

By: Michele H

Michele H — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 11:11:17 +0000

Actually, has anyone done an image search for “Albino Mosse”? There are some great photos from all over the place…quite a few from Canada and Alaska.

Though I doubt this will alter the debate, Albino is not “weaker”, per se. But what I find interesting in the photos I have seen, is how well they seem to blend in with paper birch trees. Add some snow and they could have a good camoflauge (sp?) going on!

Many cultures revere albino animals as being sacred….whether they are or not doesn’t really matter. The belief that they are is enough to strike a debate

Also, Xavier Rowe….it may seem like a silly conversation to you, but it sure makes more sense to me than the ad nauseum coverage of “Miss USA Gone Bad” and “The Donald”…..gag.

By: Xavier Rowe

Xavier Rowe — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 20:35:52 +0000

why the hell you guys making a big deal over one moose that some norwiegans want to kill i say kill it and get it over with gosh

By: Astrid Heitmann

Astrid Heitmann — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 19:17:19 +0000

Dieser Albino-Elch soll sterben nach Meinung der JÃ¤ger, da es ein Fehler ist, daÃŸ er weiÃŸ ist. Ich meine, man sollte ihn leben lassen, denn: den MÃ¤nnern geht es immer nur ums tÃ¶ten!!! Was passiert denn mit den vielen MÃ¤nnern, die so einen klitzekleinen (ERB?)-Schaden haben und stÃ¤ndig Kriege fÃ¼hren, Menschen tÃ¶ten, Frauen und Kinder vergewaltigen und tÃ¶ten…..?!!! Die sollte man alle einmal weiÃŸ einfÃ¤rben, und den armen Albin lieber in Ruhe lassen!!! Astrid Heitmann

By: tariq

tariq — Sun, 12 Nov 2006 19:26:23 +0000

whites/europeans anglo saxon’s whatever you devils want to call yourself..are barbarians by nature..its not the way you act ..its what you are

By: Rob Bigner

Rob Bigner — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 15:58:15 +0000

Don’t Shoot the mose Moses are cool URRRRRRR a mose just attack me

By: Sirch Eburts

Sirch Eburts — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 01:09:13 +0000

Natural predation- he’d probably be at a disadvantage due to his coloring. A great trophy though.

By: Michael

Michael — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 03:10:02 +0000

NOOOO DONT KILL THE WHITE MOOSE!

What a terrible thing to even think of! Its such a beautiful animal and SOOO rare!

PLEASE dont kill it!

Michael
Georgia, United States

By: Doshena

Doshena — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 21:55:23 +0000

Don’t kill something just because “it’s THERE” — try to make a buck out of it! That’s what we tell the Amazonian rain forest dwellers and people of Africa and everyone else on the planet with money problems–don’t destroy your resources. Open a wildlife refuge and let tourists pay a lot of money to take pictures of the rare white moose! Add big bucks to the GNP of Norway!

By: Norwegian

Norwegian — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 21:17:32 +0000

I can tell you that the moose is alive and well. Some locals decided to put it’s picture on t-shirts and cofee mugs and sell them. So even though the hunters (there is a annual licenced hunt for moose going on in Norway every autumn) have a licence to kill any moose they want, they’ve decided not to take this particular individual out. The white moose is safe under the wings of capitalism:)

By: Elke

Elke — Sun, 22 Oct 2006 11:56:32 +0000

If the nature wants to have a white elk, it is not the task of men to kill it. If he is strong enough, he will survive despite his colour.

Killing because of a colour is ethically no correct. Killing is never correct.

By: Bob

Bob — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 07:00:22 +0000

Enough with all of the stupid “God” comments.

There is no such thing as God. We’re not “playing God” because God doesn’t exist, you clueless sheep.

By: Susan

Susan — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 06:39:25 +0000

Of course he should not be shot. How perfectly absurd! Men can be such barbarians in their savage need to kill anything that moves.

By: Andreas

Andreas — Sat, 14 Oct 2006 16:32:00 +0000

I think, do not shoot the white moose.
let nature regulate this by its own rules.
A white animal in the woods is easier to spot for
predators like wolves in summer, but in winter, it is
surely an advantage… So maybe this could a new way for evolution to go or not.
Who are we to decide how another species must develop?
We are part of nature, we do not own it. Wolves and
other predators like bears are also part of nature, but guns are surely not…

By: Wanda

Wanda — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 19:51:53 +0000

Those idiots that look at the white moose as a mistake probably think
albino infants should be “done away with” to keep from weakening the
“human breed”.But what can one expect from such narrow minded people or
just plain ignorant. There are so many other options to save this rare
beauty….a true gift of God’s creation. IT’S NOT YOUR CHOICE TO THIN
OUT THE HERD. If you looked in the mirror, and saw something a little
different from others…should you be disposed of or spared. The world
would be truly boring if everything was the same only BARBARIANS could
be so stupid!

By: schRainer

schRainer — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 18:50:42 +0000

Who are these people that want to decide if an animal can live or has to die…. only because of his skin color?!
Is it not the nature that decided to become this moose born with white skin?! And in the same way, nature created this albino moose, nature will make him and his descendeds to survive or even underlie fitter creatures.

It’s not that this process is something completely new. Nature is creating albinos all the time from time to time (this is called evolution… just for the people that want to kill this moose), and nature always found a balance between the races.

So, dont satisfy your shooting-addiction with such canting arguments.
Let the moose live…

By: Joel Theriault

Joel Theriault — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 16:50:16 +0000

I’ve debated this very topic for way too many hours … i’ve got a link to most of the sites at the following address:

http://www.whitemoose.ca/GreatWebs.htm

Personally, think they should be protected for many reasons including genetic preservation & tourism opportunities.

By: Melli

Melli — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 15:30:43 +0000

its so crazy!!!! Whats wrong with the with moose!!!! Why must he die???? CanÂ´t understand it…

By: NOwegian

NOwegian — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 14:33:42 +0000

Hey Norwegian, you silly Swedes think you’re so smart. So why can’t you kill the dang thing? Wimps. Just taking nature photography won’t do squat.

By: lethimlive

lethimlive — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 12:17:37 +0000

what a nonsense… who are we, to decide what animal is good for the race and which not? if nature feels like creating a white moose, let it.

By: Damian

Damian — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 10:43:46 +0000

I can’t believe a scientist has so little faith in evolution and nature’s automatic way of finding an equilibrium.

By: norwegian

norwegian — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 09:32:17 +0000

Why call the moose a bear? (Thorbjoern -> Bjoern=bear)

The question is not if it should be shot or not, the question is if we shall let it be. cause its moosehunting-season, n a moose is a moose, so it wouldnt live for long cause its easy to find.

And its still alive, we got more photos now than ever. (btw the zoo dont want him, he is too rare)

By: Dea

Dea — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 08:37:30 +0000

Catch the moose alive,
train it in slalomtaktik.
Then of course sell it to Mercedes.
For a good sum.
They can make an “Elch-test”,
only for white customers.
Than a couple of movies, like “Herbie”.
The moose needs a name.
What about “Thorbjoern”?

By: gaui

gaui — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 07:57:07 +0000

what the hell … if people usually shoot mooses in norway, that’s just the way it is, sad but true. but i can’t understand, why there should be a special reason to shoot the white one – sounds like kinda racism. in fact there are hundrets of albinos among hundrets of thousands of non-albinos. so why should this special guy be kinda so-called problem moose ?!?
as michael said above, in germany we had bruno, the so-called problem bear. they shot him and since then, the world Â´has not become a better place to be … }:=)

By: Mooseman

Mooseman — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 07:49:54 +0000

Reading the question “should white moose get shot?”, I want to raise the question “should any moose get shot at all?”
To get it a little further, aren’t moose highly developed sentient beings, and isn’t it a barbaric act to shoot them for consuming their meat?

By: Tobi

Tobi — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 07:42:34 +0000

Hey you hunters;

Forget about the white moose, go for HEINO.

By: Ned Flanders

Ned Flanders — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 07:32:14 +0000

Dear Mr. Brommdal,

I’m not sure where you made your scientific degree, but albinism is a recessive mutation. This means that not only this animal is carrying the mutation but also its parents although they are not white. Good luck in finding them and also shooting them.

Your point of view is ridiculous. The mutation is there already in the population. Killing one homozygous animal does not change anything.

Ned Flanders

Max-Planck-Institute
Germany

By: Kaputtmacher

Kaputtmacher — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 06:22:19 +0000

Kill the moose!!! ItÂ´s a moose like all the others!

By: Huh?

Huh? — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 02:34:42 +0000

Wow, Norwegians have the internet? You can thank Uncle Sam for that, Stefan. Enjoy our glorious global climate change! You’re welcome.

By: Michael Demski

Michael Demski — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 01:34:10 +0000

We Germans recently shot a bear.
We are all ashamed now.
Don’t put shame on yourself, now.
DON’T SHOOT THE MOOSE!!!!!
Please.

By: Tomas Mauersberger

Tomas Mauersberger — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 01:21:07 +0000

Der Elch sollte behandelt werdenwie jeder andere Elch auch. Folge ist also, dass die Jagdsaison erÃ¶ffnet ist. TarrrrÃ¤

By: Karin Tholen

Karin Tholen — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 22:35:41 +0000

ach, wir menschen sind schon anmaszend.
Wir verdrangen immer mehr natur und tiere, weil wir uns ausbreiten und ausbreiten.
Die natur kommt prima ohne uns aus und wird ueberleben.
Wann lassen wir das eingreifen, abschiessen und vernichten.

Noch ist der Mars nicht bewohnbar, also noch keine entwarnung fuer die geschundene erde.

Lasst den elch leben.

By: Stefan

Stefan — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 21:38:51 +0000

Morten Brommedal is the manager at the Institute of Molecular Bioscience at the University of Oslo. It would be interesting to hear the opinion of the SCIENTISTS at this institute, because Morten Brommedals statement, that “in purely breeding terms it is not right to let it live” is completely wrong – and I wonder how he can be at a scientific institute. Is this Norway? “Breeding terms” solely depend on the breeding goal, or not? For example, for our Danish Royal family, we have a whole herd of white deers – nowadays for fun, of course, but in the old days for hunting. It is a big tourist attraction. And a big breeding success. They will never have such a success in Norway with these managers!

By: norwegian

norwegian — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 21:27:31 +0000

LOL!!! This is one of the funnies things i’ve ever read. norwegians dependant on moose? lol.we dont shoot the so we’ll survive, we shoot them to keep population steady! the hunters are normal peps wiv normal jobs, we jst go hunting these 2weeks in oct.

and btw, winter in norway is from nov-feb, u may find some snow from the mountains in east n up. thanx to u’re global warming, we reary got snow i Ã˜stfold, where i n the albino-moose live.

now im gonna go have a nice meal at burger king.

By: Wolfgang

Wolfgang — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 21:05:48 +0000

With 450.000 moose there’s no need to let it live.
But there’s also no need to kill it.
When a single albino can make a white herd after some
time and white moose appear from time to time, then
a few must have lived hundreds and thousands of years
ago. Did they cause all moose to be white today or did
they exterminate the moose?
They didn’t, so Moron Brommdals brain would even rattle
in a fly’s skull. Better hunt him instead of the albino.

By: frank the tank

frank the tank — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 19:24:02 +0000

nature should decide if there is a free niche for white moose.
I would like to know if ice bears and polar foxes have evolved from albinos, anybody knows about that?