A small female moose got lost in Fredericton’s uptown Wednesday morning.
The animal, which appeared to be a juvenile, drew spectators out into the rain as it wandered through traffic circles and along sidewalks on Prospect Street.
Fredericton police followed the animal as it passed restaurants and grocery stores on the street.
Prospect is a mostly treeless commercial stretch of fast-food restaurants and retail outlets near the green outer edges of the city’s south side.
The moose was eventually tranquilized and taken out of the city. (Shane Fowler/CBC News)
The moose was eventually corralled by police, public safety officers and conservation officers between
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