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A moose that regularly visited a popular parking garage in Vail will be relocated to Craig, Colorado Public Wildlife officials said Monday.
The moose, estimated to be 2 to 3 years old and weigh 750 pounds, also frequented neighborhoods, according to a statement from CPW. Calls about the moose started about a month ago, but within the last 10 days, this particular bull started spending time on the ground level of the parking garages. Specifically, the bull appeared in Lionshead Village as well as the Vail Health hospital garages.
“Everything went smoothly this morning, no issues,” Wildlife Officer Devin Duval said in a release of the operation to tranquilize 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.”