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Brandenburg moose Bert dies after years of scientific monitoring
Bert, a well-known moose in Brandenburg, Germany, has died. The animal, which had been monitored by scientists using a GPS collar since 2019, was discovered lifeless in the Nuthe-Nieplitz Nature Park.
A necropsy performed at the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research in Berlin revealed that the cause of death was severe internal injuries resulting from blunt trauma. This trauma caused a hematoma approximately the size of a football on the animal's flank. While the exact cause of the trauma remains unclear, experts noted that Bert was on a cattle pasture at the time of death and that another male moose had recently been in the area.
Bert, originally from Poland, had become a local mascot and a significant subject for scientific research, providing a continuous dataset of behavior and movement for nearly nine years. Following his death, the estimated population of wild moose in Brandenburg has decreased to four.
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Bert · Brandenburg · Frank-Uwe Michler · Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research · Nuthe-Nieplitz Nature Park
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- [● 2 SOURCES] The moose suffered a blunt trauma resulting in a hematoma roughly the size of a football. www.nn.de · www.stimberg-zeitung.de
- [● 3 SOURCES] A necropsy conducted by the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research identified blunt trauma as the cause of death. www.nn.de · www.berliner-kurier.de · www.stimberg-zeitung.de
- [● 3 SOURCES] Bert's long-term habitat was located in the Nuthe-Nieplitz Nature Park. www.nn.de · www.berliner-kurier.de · www.stimberg-zeitung.de
- [● 3 SOURCES] The moose, known as Bert, had lived in Germany since February 2018. www.nn.de · www.berliner-kurier.de · www.stimberg-zeitung.de
- [● 2 SOURCES] Following Bert's death, only four wild moose remain in the state of Brandenburg. www.nn.de · www.stimberg-zeitung.de
- [● 2 SOURCES] Wildlife expert Frank-Uwe Michler expressed sadness over the death of the moose. www.nn.de · www.stimberg-zeitung.de