After a month, wildlife officials stand by plan to let Billings moose 'leave on its own' [View all]
The moose is likely stressed and shed his antlers earlier than usual.
BILLINGS - At last check, the Billings moose is still hanging around town, and after a month of taking up residence in the city the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks is still choosing to let the animal decide to leave on its own.
“We're making sure the moose isn't causing a serious threat to public safety or personal property. That's really the motivating factor to move forward on your location,” said Chrissy Webb with FWP.
Webb says the agency doesn’t have a state policy or protocol for when it’s time to move an animal from an urban setting. She also says each decision is on a case-by-case basis.
In 2021, Bozeman wildlife officials chose to tranquilize a bull moose and move it from a parking lot near a Target store. It took eight people to load him up.
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