A large moose that wandered into a Colorado backyard has returned to its original location.
Officials with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office shared photos and videos of the successful rescue of a “wandering moose” at X.
“How do you move a 600-pound moose? We had eight people moving it, so we figured it out. The moose would peek in through the windows and rest in the yard.” The post read:
Moose are the largest animal in the deer family.
The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife says the animal can reach a height of up to seven feet.
The video shows eight officers, including an animal control officer, placing the moose on a large tarp and slowly carrying it into the bed of a trailer.
According to the Alaska Department of Fish and Wildlife, adult male moose weigh between 1,200 and 1,600 pounds, while adult females weigh between 800 and 1,300 pounds.
Only males, called “bulls,” have horns.
The “roaming moose” has reportedly been released back into its natural habitat.
Fox News Digital has reached out to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office and the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Department for additional comment.
This is not the first moose rescue to take place in the United States in recent months.
In June, the baby moose Alaska He fell into the lake and became trapped between the seaplane and the pier, but was saved from what police described as “certain death”.
Despite one of the baby moose’s legs becoming stuck on one of the plane’s floats, rescuers were able to pull the animal safely from the water.
Officers stood the calf on the path and watched as it was reunited with its mother.
