Moose calf still wanders southeast B.C., after deaths of mother, sibling
FERNIE, B.C. — A search is underway for an orphaned moose calf in southeastern British Columbia that has managed to evade predators, vehicles and capture.
The roughly three-week-old calf was one of two orphaned on June 19 when their mother was hit and killed on Highway 3 between Cranbrook and the Alberta boundary.
The Conservation Officer Service says although the twins were just a few weeks old, both easily outran humans, and were spotted near Highway 3, venturing onto the busy roadway.
Animal rescue technician Colleen Bailey says one of the two was killed by a car last week, but there have been few sightings of its sibling since then.