They don't get snow days off from school here in Alaska.
If you want a surprise day off of school, you need to hope for a moose in your yard.
Yep..... a moose.
Having a moose in your front yard who won't let you out of your house is a viable excuse for missing school. Just call and say you'll be late because there's a moose in the yard!
The moose are having a tough time this year. There is so much snow that they are having a hard time moving through it to find food. They are starting to hang out on the roads, snow machine trails, and railroad lines where they are in danger getting hit. They are also dying in record numbers because they are starving.
We just heard today that the Fish and Wildlife Service is going to start cutting trails just for the moose to travel on. They are also going to start dropping food for them, which is usually against the law. Everyone is very concerned about them this winter.
Moose Along the Trail, Talkeetna, Alaska
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