Original question: No moose (in the next pack).
As for how iconic the animal is in different regions, I agree that it's kind of a pointless and biased debate.
I'm Spanish and when I think of Alces alces, I associate it with both Canada and Scandinavia. I've been lucky to be in both Canada and Sweden and in both sites it was a staple animal and something you'd seek to spot (on distance ofc) in nature trails. Like, as far as I got told, it's even a common sight in the lakes by the outskirts of Stockholm.
I say it's biased because we live in an extremely (North) Americanised world, specially since the 2nd half of the XX century. Everything in this world still depends on what the US has to say about it, even the culture and traditions of all developed countries are getting more and more (North) American. If you ask people around whether they find the moose/elk more iconic from NA or EU, the answer is obvious for the reasons stated above.
Off topic but it happens with every single thing: if you ask someone from anywhere except from South-Western Europe about cured ham and olive oil, they'll most likely think of Italy first. Hell, they might even call the cured ham 'prosciutto'. But the fact is that there is like 10x more production and better olive oil in Spain, and cured hams are better or more abundant in Spain and Germany, respectively.
Back to the moose topic: Funnily enough, the perception of the moose being more iconic to NA does not correspond with reality neither from a biological point a view, a zoos point of view, or even a culture point of view.
The moose is as iconic to Canada as it is to Finland. Second most iconic animal at best. But it is the national animal of both Sweden and Norway. It is also more abundant in Europe than in NA, according to various sources. And it is way more common in captivity in EU than in NA.
