Park City police receive information about young moose with breathing difficulties

The Park City Police Department in early August continued to receive reports of moose sightings, including a case involving a young animal that may have been struggling to breathe.

The police regularly receive reports of wildlife in locations across the community. The recent cases were generally similar to the typical calls about animals. Police officers who respond to the sightings usually attempt to guard against collisions between drivers and animals or otherwise attempt to protect the safety of animals and people.

Moose, elk and deer are plentiful in the Park City area, and many of the reports to the police involve them. Wildlife reports are logged across Park City, including locations within or close to open space as well as in neighborhoods like Old Town and Park Meadows.

Recent reports included:

• On Sunday, Aug. 4, at 8:22 p.m., the police were told a moose that appeared to be readying to cross the road in the area of Deer Valley Drive and Rossie Hill Drive. The person who contacted the police wanted “someone to go check it out,” according to public police logs.

• On Aug. 4 at 7:21 p.m., a young moose was seen off Holiday Ranch Loop Road, close to the Park Avenue police station. The police were told the moose was “by the creek and was on the road eating,” according to department logs.

• On Aug. 4 at 6:02 p.m., a moose calf was reported to be in a backyard on Holiday Ranch Loop Road. The animal was suffering from “labored breathing,” the police were told.

• On Aug. 4 at 11:46 a.m., a young moose was reported to be in a yard on Holiday Ranch Loop Road. The animal was approximately 20 feet from the road, the police were told.

• On Saturday, Aug. 3, at 9:08 a.m., the police received information about a young deer that appeared as if it could not walk. The police were told the deer’s legs might be injured. The animal was on a side of a road in the area of Meadows Drive, Holiday Ranch Loop Road and S.R. 224.

• On Thursday, Aug. 1, the police received reports of moose sightings. A moose and a calf were reported to have crossed a road, apparently Deer Valley Drive or a nearby street, and were seen in a pasture at 9:10 p.m. A cow moose and a calf, meanwhile, were seen at 3:50 p.m. “in between” buildings on Deer Valley Drive. It was not clear from public police logs whether the two reports involved the same animals.