700 Pound Moose Caught Near Downtown Worcester

WORCESTER, MA — Moose are apparently making their semi-annual migration back to Worcester.

State and local police and firefighters subdued an approximately 700-pound moose seen wandering through a downtown-area neighborhood in Worcester early Wednesday morning, according MassWildlife.

The moose was so big, it was carted away in a Worcester Department of Public Works truck from near King Street and Jaques Avenue, less than a mile from City Hall downtown. MassWildlife said the animal may have been involved in a minor collision with a car.

During the fall of 2019, three separate moose wandered into Worcester. Two of the creatures were trapped and removed, one died after getting hit by a car.

The 2019 sightings were likely due to a female leading to males into the city, a state biologist told Patch at the time. Fall is the height of moose mating season.