Earlier this week, Edmonton fish and wildlife officers received reports of a cow and calf moose wandering around Manning Drive and 137 Avenue in Edmonton, a residential and commercial area with no accessible green space. Officers arrived on scene and successfully relocated the pair to a safer, more suitable environment outside of the city. Normally, moose are not aggressive; however a moose that is stressed, a bull moose in the fall rut or a cow moose protecting her young may be easily provoked

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