Introduction but not a newbie

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

People do not seem to understand the concept of wild animals. Even if the animal has ventured into town, it is still very wild (in fact, more wild because of limited escape routes and unfamiliar territory). When I was in Far East Russia, a Japanese Photographer was eaten by bears. It was all over the news like it was some surprising thing. Bears hibernate for 6 months, when they come out of hibernation, they are starving. In early spring, there is little food so a photographer is a good snack. If one wants to photograph bears, it is best to do it in August or September during the salmon runs. Bears are well fed and more interested in fish than humans.

Alla understands, she saw the bear swimming in the lake and ran back to the car (until them I was unaware she COULD run in high heels...YES she can!) and locked me out!

She has had one encounter with a moose. She was driving home and a moose was in the road. She got home and said

"There was a deer in the road, I stopped and it fianlly walked away"

Oh, glad you did not hit it.

"It was a really big deer, as big as a cow and maybe 2 meters tall"

Alla, that was a moose.

"there was a moose in the road then"

When she first moved here, I think it was the first or second day, 3 deer were in the road when we drove to town.

"Vooooooooowhat is it?"

Deer

"Vooooooowhat?"

Deer

"Whose deer are they?"

they are wild deer, they do not belong to anyone, they are just wild

"Vooooowhat? Stupid animals walk in the road? Why don't they keep them off the road, you could hit one of them"

It happens

[Alfia & John 10]

Alla understands, she saw the bear swimming in the lake and ran back to the car (until them I was unaware she COULD run in high heels...YES she can!) and locked me out!

She has had one encounter with a moose. She was driving home and a moose was in the road. She got home and said

"There was a deer in the road, I stopped and it fianlly walked away"

Oh, glad you did not hit it.

"It was a really big deer, as big as a cow and maybe 2 meters tall"

Alla, that was a moose.

"there was a moose in the road then"

When she first moved here, I think it was the first or second day, 3 deer were in the road when we drove to town.

"Vooooooooowhat is it?"

Deer

"Vooooooowhat?"

Deer

"Whose deer are they?"

they are wild deer, they do not belong to anyone, they are just wild

"Vooooowhat? Stupid animals walk in the road? Why don't they keep them off the road, you could hit one of them"

It happens

LMAO

[Ban Hammer 13,335]

I have had numerous encounters with wild animals. As a wildlife photographer, we become intimately involved and very close to the animals.

isn't that illegal in most states?

[Alfia & John 10]

isn't that illegal in most states?

Real cute, but not that intimate!

[Ban Hammer 13,335]

Real cute, but not that intimate!

we already have one on the site that professes his love for sheep.

[Alfia & John 10]

we already have one on the site that professes his love for sheep.

Domestic, Bighorn, Dall... which breed of sheep?

[Ban Hammer 13,335]

Domestic, Bighorn, Dall... which breed of sheep?

i think his favorite breed is the the ones needing help over the fence.

[Alfia & John 10]

i think his favorite breed is the the ones needing help over the fence.

:bonk:

[TBoneTX 45,288]

i think his favorite breed is the the ones needing help over the fence.

We need to get Spooky over here, fast.

OP, still intrigued about what a PhD program in Moose Conservation entails, si man.

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

Real cute, but not that intimate!

Probably illegal in Alabama anyway.

[Alfia & John 10]

OP, still intrigued about what a PhD program in Moose Conservation entails, si man.

A lot of classes plus a lot of research, approximately 4 years of work between masters and PhD. My research is Osteoarthritis of Moose, studying the causation, severity, body location, diet, etc.

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

A lot of classes plus a lot of research, approximately 4 years of work between masters and PhD. My research is Osteoarthritis of Moose, studying the causation, severity, body location, diet, etc.

There used to be good money in that if you studied the same thing related to humans and did knee replacements and stuff...now, with Obamacare...moose doctor is probably the wave of the future!

[TBoneTX 45,288]

A lot of classes plus a lot of research, approximately 4 years of work between masters and PhD. My research is Osteoarthritis of Moose, studying the causation, severity, body location, diet, etc.

Fascinating, si man.

moose doctor is probably the wave of the future!

Agreed, si man!

[Alfia & John 10]

My decision to pursue doctorate in Moose Ecology has nothing to do with my financial future other than my desire to work with this animal. My plan, before I met Olga, was to return to Far Eastern Russia and live in a hovel in the middle of the Taiga working with moose. Now, I am adjusting that plan with preparations for my new life with Olga. We are discussing whether I will move to Russia or if she will move to USA; she seems to be leaning toward USA and I am leaning toward Russia. We have plenty of time to discuss between now and my visit in May. If we decide USA, we will file paperwork upon my return. If we decide Russia, I will spend my summers and winter vacation with her. I expect to be on full research mode (no classes) the end of spring 2014. At that time, I will be able to spend 6 months of the year with her in Russia and 6 months here working on my degree. If I obtained an immigration wavier, I could spend even more time in Russia

[eekee 182]

My decision to pursue doctorate in Moose Ecology has nothing to do with my financial future other than my desire to work with this animal. My plan, before I met Olga, was to return to Far Eastern Russia and live in a hovel in the middle of the Taiga working with moose. Now, I am adjusting that plan with preparations for my new life with Olga. We are discussing whether I will move to Russia or if she will move to USA; she seems to be leaning toward USA and I am leaning toward Russia. We have plenty of time to discuss between now and my visit in May. If we decide USA, we will file paperwork upon my return. If we decide Russia, I will spend my summers and winter vacation with her. I expect to be on full research mode (no classes) the end of spring 2014. At that time, I will be able to spend 6 months of the year with her in Russia and 6 months here working on my degree. If I obtained an immigration wavier, I could spend even more time in Russia

Wouldn't you be able to conduct moose research in Russia and thus spend the entire year there?