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Getting to know our city moose | Hometown, Alaska

By Kim Sherry

Published February 24, 2025 at 1:22 PM AKST

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A young moose in the snow eats a bush next to a house.

On this episode, host Kim Sherry speaks with Cory Stantorf, a biologist from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, to learn more about the massive moose that roam our city streets. They discuss all the moose facts you've always wanted to know, from the sounds they make to they mystery of that thing dangling from their chin.

HOST: Kim Sherry

GUEST: Cory Stantorf, biologist, Alaska Department of Fish and Game

Hometown, Alaska

Kim Sherry

Kim Sherry is a 4th generation Alaskan, who grew up in the small town of King Salmon. You may recognize her from the 3rd season of ‘The Great American Recipe’ on PBS as the first contestant ever coming from Alaska! Kim is an artist who currently specializes in pet portraits, but has also written and illustrated 2 children’s books and owned a clothing business in Anchorage. Coming from a family of subsistence hunters and fishers, Kim is an avid gardener who has always had an appreciation for the outdoors and a reverence for the wildlife that sustained their community.

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