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Rangers And US Troops Shoot Moose On Golf Course With Tranq Dart Causing It To Bolt Into Creek

These images show how wildlife rangers and officers from the US Army attempt to tranquilise and capture a wild moose that ventured onto a golf course but after it was shot with the dart it ran off and fell down a creek.

Colorado wildlife rangers teamed up with the US Army to tranquilise and rescue the moose after it fell into the creek in an incident that took place in Fort Carson in Colorado in the United States.

The wild moose was spotted on the golf course of Highway 115 near Colorado Springs last week and there was finally an attempt on Tuesday to catch the animal and move it away due to safety concerns as there are lots of people in the area, as well as cars and pets.

The Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers succeed to catch the moose after hours of chasing near Fort Carson in Colorado in the United States on the 20th of July 2021. (@CPW_SE/Newsflash)

However, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) rangers were unable to catch it so it was shot with a tranquiliser dart after they had already tracked the 750-lb animal for hours.

After was shot with the tranquiliser dart, it ran off and promptly tumbled into a creek.

The rescue team, assisted by US Army troops from Fort Carson, prevented the animal from drowning before rolling it onto tarps and taking it up the embankment where a trailer was waiting.

Wildlife officer holding the rescued moose near Fort Carson in Colorado in the United States on the 20th of July 2021. (@CPW_SE/Newsflash)

It was given a nice shower to cool off while the team waited for the effects of the tranquiliser to wear off.

The moose was then taken to the mountains where it was released into the wild.

In a series of statements on Twitter, the Colorado Parks and Wildlife service said: “How many Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers does it take to catch a 750 lbs bull moose? An army! And sometimes it takes the U.S. Army, too! And that’s what happened today when a 1-2 year old bull moose showed up […]. It took a joint operation to catch it.

The Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers succeed to catch the moose after hours of chasing near Fort Carson in Colorado in the United States on the 20th of July 2021. (@CPW_SE/Newsflash)

“The story began last week when the moose appeared on a golf course along Highway 115 in Colorado Springs. A moose among golfers, vehicles running at high speeds and neighbors walking dogs is a dangerous mix so Area Wildlife Manager Cody Wigner decided to catch and move it.

“A team of a dozen Colorado Parks and Wildlife personnel tracked the moose for hours Tuesday but couldn’t catch it. On Thursday, it crossed the highway and was spotted on Fort Carson. CPW teamed with Fort Carson Conservation Law Enforcement officers to track it five hours and tranquilise it.

“That’s when the fun began. When darted, the moose bolted and dropped in a creek. CPW and Army officers swarmed it to keep it from drowning. Then they rolled it onto tarps and muscled it out of the creek to a front-end loader arranged by Fort Carson Range Control to haul it.

The Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers succeed to catch the moose after hours of chasing near Fort Carson in Colorado in the United States on the 20th of July 2021. (@CPW_SE/Newsflash)

“The Army loader hauled the moose up a steep embankment to a waiting CPW trailer where it was assessed, revived from the tranquiliser and given a shower to cool off and lower its stress levels. Then it was taken to the mountains and released in more appropriate habitat.”

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