Distinguishing characteristics of an op-ed or column. Partly, a column is defined by where it appears, but it shares some common characteristics: Typically, it is short, between 750 and 800 words. It has a clearly defined point. It has a clearly defined point of view.
The moose population peaked in the late 1990s, with between 7,000 and 7,500 moose in New Hampshire. Since that time, the population has gone down to about 4,000 animals today. About half the decline was an intentional response to the public's desire for fewer moose-car collisions.
With big bulls weighing nearly 1,500 pounds, they are the largest sub-species of moose found in the Continental United States. The largest Western Canada Moose in the SCI record book was taken by Doug Rehbein in the Cassiar Mountains of British Columbia in October 1998.