A recent wildlife rescue that took place in Colorado Springs highlights how calling to report an animal in a place it shouldn’t be can lead to a positive result – as well as how Colorado’s moose population continues to be present in places where it wasn’t until recent years.
According to Colorado Parks and Wildlife, a young cow moose was recently spotted in a local neighborhood. While smaller cervids, like deer, are common in town, a moose in the middle of a neighborhood isn’t. Moose might look friendly, but they tend to be aggressive when humans get too close or when dogs are present – and an angry moose isn’t something you want to encounter on a morning walk.
In order to create a safer situation for local residents and the moose, a Colorado Parks and Wildlife team responded, sedating the moose and then lifting it onto a special stretcher for transport into a trailer. At a weight of about 700 pounds, a staff of eight can be seen transporting the moose in video footage from the scene…