Editing Moose (section)

===New Zealand===
In 1900, an attempt to introduce moose into the [[Hokitika]] area failed; then in 1910 ten moose (four bulls and six cows) were introduced into [[Fiordland]]. This area is considered a less than suitable habitat, and subsequent low numbers of sightings and kills have led to some presumption of this population's failure.<ref name="king">{{Cite book| publisher = Oxford University Press in association with the Mammal Society, New Zealand Branch | isbn = 978-0-19-558320-5 | editor = Caroline King | title = The handbook of New Zealand mammals| location = Auckland, New Zealand| year = 1995}}</ref> The last proven sighting of a moose in New Zealand was in 1952.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/deer-and-deer-farming/1|title=Deer and deer farming – Introduction and impact of deer|date=March 1, 2009|publisher=Te Ara – Encyclopedia of New Zealand|access-date=March 27, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111204003541/http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/deer-and-deer-farming/1|archive-date=December 4, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> However, a moose antler was found in 1972, and DNA tests showed that hair collected in 2002 was from a moose. There has been extensive searching, and while automated cameras failed to capture photographs, evidence was seen of bedding spots, browsing, and antler marks.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/hairs-move-nz-moose-out-of-realm-of-nessie/ZLR2BGOTHEB4OW7I4OXDT4HEOA/ |title=Hairs move NZ moose out of realm of Nessie |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |date=October 6, 2005 |access-date=November 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201105002735/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/hairs-move-nz-moose-out-of-realm-of-nessie/ZLR2BGOTHEB4OW7I4OXDT4HEOA/ |archive-date=November 5, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>