Each dot in the map below represents a car crash involving a moose between Sept. 1, 2017, and Sept. 1, 2018, according to police reports and data from the Maine Department of Transportation.
There were 251 moose-car collisions for this period – a slight decline from the 291 crashes during the same period in 2016-2017.
Mouse over the points in the map for additional details from police reports about each crash.
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INTERACTIVE: Julia McCue and Christian MilNeil
Car-moose collisions are least common in the winter, and most common in June:
Moose crashes are most likely to happen in the evening hours, especially between 7 and 9 p.m.:
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