An unusual but “ridiculously adorable” rescue unfolded near a popular park in Colorado Springs Tuesday.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife and the Colorado Springs Fire Department responded to reports of a 650-pound bull moose near Cottonwood Creek Park on the city’s north side, according to social media posts from the departments.
Wildlife officials said moose are great at hide-and-seek, but crews were able to locate the baby moose and immobilize it. Fire crews helped cool it down with water and place it in a trailer for transport, the wildlife department said.
Our friends from @CSFDPIO Battalion 2, Engine 20, helped cool the moose with water and place it in our trailer. We gave the moose a wake-up drug and relocated it to a better habitat within the Southeast Region. pic.twitter.com/1ll6HFGrHY
— CPW SE Region (@CPW_SE) June 24, 2025
“Not your everyday rescue call — but when our friends at @CPW_SE call when a baby moose needs help, we show up,” the fire department said on X.
The moose, likely a few years old, was later relocated to a “better habitat” in the southeastern part of the region, according to officials.
Moose can occasionally be found wandering along the Front Range, including the Colorado Springs area, and should never be approached too closely, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s website.
