A baby moose was rescued earlier this week from a Colorado Springs neighborhood park and relocated to a more wildlife-friendly habitat outside of the city, according to .
State wildlife officers and crews with the Colorado Springs Fire Department responded Tuesday to a baby moose that “found itself in a bit of a sticky situation near Cottonwood Creek Park,” the .
“Not your everyday rescue call — but when our friends at Colorado Parks and Wildlife call when a bull moose needs help, we show up,” the department wrote on .
Videos posted by Colorado Parks and Wildlife show firefighters before the team used a soft stretcher to .
As the crew moved the moose, one firefighter supported its head and another helped lift its feet, which dangled out of the sling.
Firefighters then continued to hose the moose off through the wall of the state wildlife trailer, according to posted by the agency.
Once the moose arrived at its new home, state wildlife officers gave it a wake-up drug and let it loose in the wild, according to the agency.
