TLDR: leave them the fuck alone in the wild, and avoid them in urban areas.
Also:
> if a moose does charge, don't wait to find out if it's bluffing. Run and get behind something solid, like a tree, or retreat to a safe place.
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If a moose is already charging, I'm not sure running away will really help you... They can run 56 kph...
Human agility and ability to go round corners faster is probably your only protection.
>If a moose is already charging, I'm not sure running away will really help you
Often they don't chase. It's not like you're prey to them. If they got rid of you by scaring you off, they already accomplished their goal. Running away communicates very clearly that you don't plan to fuck with them.
They may make you run for a couple meters and once they're satisfied get back to whatever they were doing.
I can't help thinking of that man filming his encounter with a mother puma walking backwards: