‘Moose Sex Project’ reaches fundraising milestone

HALIFAX – With three provinces packed into a relatively small areas in the Maritimes, inter-provincial love is pretty common.

But, not if you’re a moose.

The Nature Conservancy of Canada is trying to get New Brunswick moose to breed with their Nova Scotian counterparts, and they have reached a new milestone in their “Moose Sex Project.”

The organization has been trying to buy a corridor of land that would let the moose move safely between provinces.

The program’s manager says they have now raised enough money to make the purchase.

Craig Smith made the announcement Monday on the Morning News.

“We launched a fundraising effort about two months ago, to raise the final $35,000,” Smith told Global‘s Paul Brothers. “We needed to close on a key piece of habitat. We have been able to successfully acquire that money and close that property.

He said it was a “significant step” forward in the efforts.

The Nature Conservancy is now trying to raise money for a 10,000-acre wildlife cooridor.

Smith said other mammals, like lynx and bobcats, will benefit from the project.