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Bid to Scare Moose Backfires in Alaska (Reuters, June 19, 2002)

A wildfire burning in Alaska's interior was ignited by state biologists using firecrackers to ward off an aggressive cow moose, officials said on Tuesday.

The 92,000-acre wildfire, which started last month and is burning spruce forest south of McGrath, was inadvertently started during a field study into elevated calf mortality.

The firecracker shells were being used to protect a staff member from an approaching moose, said Cathie Harms, a biologist with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.

Speaking of effective use of our tax dollars... Posted by Orrin Judd at June 19, 2002 10:14 PM