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Moose on the loose caught in Saskatoon

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Moose on the loose in Saskatoon
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A young moose that was on the loose on Saskatoon’s west side has been captured.

Police received a call just before 7:30 a.m. CT Friday of the moose in the area of 29th Street West and Avenue M North.

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Officers from the Ministry of Environment were called in to help capture the moose.

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The moose was tracked to Pierre Radisson Park north of 29th Street. It was last seen just after 9 a.m. by the tennis courts at E. D. Feehan High School.

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Police said the elusive moose was eventually tranquilized by a single dart in the 1700-block of Avenue H North.

It will be taken south of city and released once the effects of the tranquilizer wears off.

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