The Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection put out a warning to drivers: “Moose Population Growing and Young Moose Roaming This Time of Year.”

The moose, which has quietly returned to northern New York over the last quarter-century, remains a mystery.

But while it may be the overworked mascot of the Adirondacks tourist trade, the moose, which has quietly returned to northern New York over the last quarter-century, remains a mystery.