Evolution
Moose evolved on European continent more than a half-million years ago. Over hundreds of thousands of years, they migrated eastward across northern Europe and Siberia. During an extended cold period in the history when vast amounts of the Earth’s water was deposited in glacial ice sheets, the level of the Bering Sea dropped significantly. A passing over snow and ice across what we now call the Bering Strait was possible and moose (and other species) migrated from Siberia to Alaska. Migration across the North American continent continued. Today, moose inhabit an extensive area of land in the Northern Hemisphere around the globe.