Posted on 11/28/2005 6:15:15 PM PST by Loyalist
RCMP and Natural Resources officers spent several hours tracking a young female moose seen wandering the streets of Moncton on Monday.
The two-year-old animal was first spotted near a local high school and was seen in the parking lot of the Moncton Hospital as well.
Police watched the animal to ensure it didn't venture closer to the city's downtown area. The moose crossed several roads but didn't cause any traffic problems.
RCMP officers and provincial biologists were able to coax the moose back into the woods without having to use force.
Provincial wildlife biologist Dwayne Sabine said moose sightings in suburban Moncton are common, but were more rare in heavily populated areas.
Sabine said the animal might have been young and disoriented – or maybe just sick.
"Sometimes in the fall you get yearlings dispersing to new home ranges. They may be striking out and not knowing where they're going and they may end up in a city," he said.
The moose was last seen in the woods in Centennial Park. Officials said they would continue to watch the area to make sure the animal found its way out of the city.
A moose once bit my sister.
"Sabine said the animal might have been young and disoriented – or maybe just sick. "
Mad moose disease.
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