Moose Family Refuses to Leave City Park
17 May 2012
The Moscow Times
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A family of moose has taken up residence in a citypark, where police
have increased patrols to keep residents and the animals safe.
The three animals, a male, a female, and a calf, spreadout in front of
a residential building on Shumkina Ulitsa in the Sokolniki
neighborhood Wednesday.One moose even ventured to take up a spot in
front of the neighborhood's police station.
Police said they started receiving calls about the animals Wednesday
morning, prompting them to increase patrols in the area.
Law enforcement officers attempted to drive the animals back into the
park Wednesday afternoon. A passerby said police called nearby street
sweepers to"get their guys," and together they chased the moose away
with brooms, though the animals later returned, the BBC Russian
Service reported.
Police called in specialists from Moose Island, a nearby state park
inhabited by moose from where the animals apparently came. Moose
Island stretches beyond the MKAD and the city limits, and is
physically contiguous with the Sokolniki city park. Only about a third
of the Moose Island park is within Moscow city limits.
No new calls came in to police about the animals overnight Thursday,
and a police representative told RIA-Novosti that they may have gone
back into the forest.
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