Darroch Whitaker, an ecologist with Gros Morne National Park, says moose munching on foliage has left the park in need of extra help.
A sprawling national park on Newfoundland's west coast is on a mission to plant a million trees as moose continue to munch on foliage needed to keep the park's ecosystem in balance.
This summer, Gros Morne National Park planted about a third of that number: over 300,000 trees, most of which were in remote backcountry locations only accessible by helicopter.
Darroch Whitaker, an ecologist with the park, says they're focused on restoring sites where forest cover was lost due to overbrowsing by moose.
"In 2011, we started to moose hunt in the national park to reduce the moose population to a more sustainable level.
A worker hands over a tree to be planted to her coworker in a remote backcountry location in Gros Morne National Park.
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