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Headline: Wildlife Officers Catch and Relocate A Bull Moose Out Of Parking Garage

Caption: Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers tranquilised and removed a young bull moose out of a parking garage in Vail Tuesday morning (July 27) for the well-being of both the moose and the people in the area. Wildlife officers estimated the bull moose to be 2-3 years old. It was safely translocated to a remote area outside of Craig and released there in an appropriate moose habitat Tuesday afternoon. The behaviour of this moose indicated it was becoming accustomed to the area and was reluctant to leave on its own, so wildlife officers concluded translocation would be a judicious move all around. “Everything went smoothly this morning, no issues,” Wildlife Officer Devin Duval said of the operation to tranquilise the bull, which started around 8:25 a.m. “We were definitely within that human health and safety realm where there could potentially be an injury to a human or the animal. That is the reason we decided to move it.”

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