Moose traditionally have thrived in the cold wet understories of the Kootenai National Forest in the Yaak Valley. However, they are suffering declines in the US, throughout many of their last hauntsin northern tiers of the Lower 48 states.Afflicting them are habitat loss owed to climate change and development, outbreaks of diseases such as brain worm and infestations of winter ticks. Yes, wolves can have an additive influence on mortality but it secondary to other factors. Photo courtesy Yaak Valley Forest Council