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KIDS WERE THROWING SNOWBALLS AT COW & CALF JUST BEFORE SHE ATTACKED THE 71 YEAR OLD MAN, WHO DIED A FEW DAYS LATER.
Alaskan officials fell man-mauling moose
JAN. 9, 1995
By KELLY GEARY
Cavalier Daily Associate Editor
Wildlife officials killed a moose at the University of Alaska at Anchorage after it attacked two people, one of whom it trampled to death.
The moose, which apparently was protecting its yearling, attacked an elderly man visiting his wife at a local gym.
"The moose was allowed to remain on campus after the first attack," Alaska spokesman Mel Kelkowski said. The 71-year-old man died after the attack Jan. 9.
But only four days later, as a University of Alaska professor was walking to class, the same moose charged him.
"He encountered the same animal, while at the same time the campus police were monitoring all the moose around the University," Kelkowski said.
During the winter months, about 80 moose commonly visit and roam around campus, he said.
Psychology Prof. Bruno Kappes ran from the moose when it charged him Jan. 13. He hid behind a tree and escaped attack.
The University called wildlife officials to come to the campus, while the moose lingered after the second attack. Officials decided against tranquilizing the animal and returning it to the woods, because it probably would have died of starvation, Kelkowski said.
After taking the calf away from its mother, the moose was shot and killed.
The violence displayed by moose this year has been more acute, because the area has experienced a record snowfall, greatly reducing the amount of food available for the animals, Kelkowski said.
"In my 26 years here, I have never heard of this problem," Kelkowski said.
More tragic news followed the death of the mother moose. Two days later its calf was killed after a car ran into it in an area near the campus.
Even since the campus attacks, moose are still allowed to walk on grounds.
"Being on 420 acres of woodland, we still have lots of moose on campus," Kelkowski said.
Moose are indigenous animals to the Anchorage area, with more than 1,000 in the metropolitan area.
Last week, another moose tried to attack a woman walking on a downtown street. By laying still on the ground, the woman escaped attack. When officials arrived, the moose was still hovering over the woman. Officials then shot the moose.
