Furry Friday: Prairie Moose

Posted by Bob Lefebvre

We spotted this Moose running across highway 22X just east of Calgary on July 28, 2013. We stopped and got a few photos and a video as it ran right across the highway. Fortunately, no cars crossed its path. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a moose east of the city before. It probably came up from the Bow River valley just south of the highway, but I’m not sure where it was headed in such a hurry.

The moose is tagged in its right ear. It is probably part of a study of moose populations, but I haven’t been able to find out anything about this. If anyone knows what the tags mean, let us know in the comments.

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Below is a video of the moose.

3 thoughts on “Furry Friday: Prairie Moose

  1. I photographed two Moose in this area this past March (A mother and a young male). They were sitting in a field just north of 22x, just east of the city. I too was surprised to see Moose in this area. I just checked my pictures and it doesn’t appear that the Moose I photographed are tagged so perhaps they regularly cross through this area…

  2. Have seen more and more of them in the prairies in the last 10-15 years… We have run into them in places like Hanna, Sibbald (Believe it or not! – Middle of absolute bald-butt prairie), Patricia and east of Standard. Not surprised at all to see one near the city. Nice shots tho’!!

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