Los alces son unos habitantes relativamente nuevos de Glacier Bay, ya que llegaron en la década de los sesenta. Hace doscientos años, la mayor parte de la bahía estaba bajo el hielo. Conforme se retiraba el hielo, un nuevo terreno quedó expuesto y las plantas comenzaron a establecerse. Una de esas plantas fue el sauce, uno de los alimentos preferidos del alce. Desde la zona de Haines, los alces se dirigieron a la bahía a través de un paso llamado Endicott Gap (la brecha Endicott), que conecta Adams Inlet (la ensenada Adams) con el lado este de Glacier Bay. Este ejemplar se alimenta de los últimos cabos de sauce que quedan por encima de la nieve.

Moose are relatively new residents in Glacier Bay, arriving in the 1960s. Two hundred years ago, most of Glacier Bay was under ice. As that ice retreated, new land was exposed and plants became established. One of those plants was willow, which is one of the moose’s most preferred foods. Moving in from the Haines area, moose made their way to Glacier Bay via a pass called Endicott Gap which connects through to Adams Inlet on the east side of Glacier Bay. This moose is eating the last stubs of willow that remain above the snow level. Photographer: Sean Neilson