Moose calves rescued in northern B.C. are ‘golden nuggets:’ researcher
After months of bottle-feedings and curfews, a pair of moose calves rescued in northern British Columbia are thriving and giving hope for other orphaned wildlife in the region.
Roy Rea, an instructor at the University of Northern British Columbia, says the male and female calves were only days old when they were discovered near Prince George in late May. Their mother had been killed by a car, leaving the newborns virtually helpless.
Rea said he spent 90 minutes wandering around a swamp doing his best cow moose call to try and coax the calves out of hiding.
When they were found, the animals were severely dehydrated.